Example sentences of "on for [det] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
| 2 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 3 | I keep it on for several days . ’ |
| 4 | There had been no handkerchieves for him to work on for several days and there was not very much to eat for dinner . |
| 5 | Sometimes a murder enquiry will have been going on for some days before it emerges that there is a sexual element involved . |
| 6 | You should be feeling slimmer this morning , and it should encourage you to carry on for another day . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you sure you do n't mind having us stay on for another day ? ’ |