Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for so " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am amazed that this practice has been allowed to go on for so long without anyone kicking up a fuss . ’ |
| 2 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is vital that the public inquiry in Leicestershire establishes the circumstances that permitted the regime of terror to go on for so long and that permitted complaints made by the children to be ignored for long ? |
| 3 | The surpising thing is not that this is happening now , but rather that it was staved off for so long . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll take a bus , ’ I thought fondly , ‘ one of those new little fat C2 buses I 've sat behind for so many hours , wishing them in hell . |
| 5 | He stands there for so long and his eyes start to close you know it 's sheer blink and er |
| 6 | We 've all been trucking along for so long on the back of the post-war consensus ( more growth , more production , more consumption , more jobs , more energy , more roads , more hospitals , more rubbish , etc ) , that most people are understandably reluctant to get off the treadmill — even though they can see it 's falling to pieces . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , John was unable to recover from the hunger , thirst and cold he had endured alone for so long and he died peacefully on 3rd November , 1835 , 3 days after he was rescued . |
| 8 | Cut off for so long from most western visitors , the wonderful and varied scenery and marvellous historic cities will surely make this country one of the most popular tourist destinations of all . |
| 9 | Professional counselling is the best way forward for you because your feelings have been bottled up for so long . |
| 10 | The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome . |
| 11 | Looking back I find it hard to believe that I did n't keep abreast of all the war news ; but the war had been going on for so long that I , like almost every girl of my generation , had lost interest in it . |
| 12 | Eyes turned to boarded up windows and rubbish strewn in gardens and the depressing picture moved the prince to say : ‘ This is why I have been going on for so long about architecture in the environment . ’ |
| 13 | because I 've I 've not got time now , been gabbing on for so much . |
| 14 | To fill the vacant position , Sir Henry , still nursing ambitions for the club he had guided and invested in for so long , wanted no one else but the outstandingly successful manager of Huddersfield Town . |
| 15 | Perhaps we should not be surprised that Parliament is closing down for so long . |
| 16 | But it was Berty getting stuck on the it did go on for so long . |
| 17 | The applause that greeted them was like a thunder clap and went on for so long that the Girls could not hear the music and had to count under their breath to synchronize their kicks . |
| 18 | And then borrow it again on a Friday or a Saturday and this went on for so long er he 'd eventually Tom said , by the way Jack , he said , whose pound note , whose pound is this ? |
| 19 | ‘ I can not say what he actually said because it was so bad , and it went on for so long . |
| 20 | And if I 'm a wicked , evil news reporter , I 'm going to leave out all the nice , positive things that you said , because you went on for so long I 'm interviewing you at half past twelve for the one o'clock news . |
| 21 | Talks incessantly to the point of forgetting what the original question was , using long , rambling sentences which go on for so long that the interviewee ca n't remember where they started . |
| 22 | This terrible matter has brought shame on Leicestershire , and we expect to get to the heart of how it could have gone on for so long , while apparently nobody did anything about it . |
| 23 | Helen Lockwood , director of Teesside Society for the Blind , said : ‘ Nothing seems to be happening and this has gone on for so long now . |
| 24 | This one has gone on for so much longer — two years so far with no sign of it coming to an end . ’ |
| 25 | Pauchling the figures has gone on for so long that even the newscasters have got sloppy , mostly failing to add the rider that the bald headcount does not include anybody excluded from claiming benefit for whatever reason . |
| 26 | Trent had wanted out for so long — out of the secrecy and isolation . |
| 27 | Given their weakened state , the Dutch had done well to hold out for so long . |
| 28 | Mr French says it 's also up buyers at car boot sales to watch out for so called bargains : if something is unbelievably cheap ask yourself : Could it it be stolen or counterfeit ? |
| 29 | He never realised , on that eventful day , that she would ‘ come into my arms ’ ( as he put it ) and stay there for so many years , adding in no small degree to the legends of love which keep the world sane and hopeful . |
| 30 | Although they have worked together for so many years , there has still been time for individual projects and exhibitions : François-Xavier has moved on from vegetable architecture to monumental fountains and sculptures ; Claude 's ventures include jewellery and bronze furniture for an American garden , stage props for Bob Wilson and breastplates for the angels in Wim Wenders ' film ‘ Wings of Desire ’ . |