Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 2 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 3 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 4 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 5 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 6 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 7 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 8 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 9 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 10 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |