Example sentences of "go [adv prt] for a long " 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 Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad .
9 It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’
10 His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday .
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