Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] for [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is the life I 've been trained for and I want to carry on for as long as possible . |
| 2 | I 'm sixty next year but I 'd like to carry on for as long as possible . ’ |
| 3 | Their supply base had been moved forward to Benghazi , which by that time had been captured by the British , and it was intended to stay out for as long as two months , mounting almost nightly raids . |
| 4 | I am amazed that this practice has been allowed to go on for so long without anyone kicking up a fuss . ’ |
| 5 | Similarly this ‘ new message ’ can not be allowed to go on for too long , as the mind will require yet another change . |
| 6 | Although this disparity reflects the real world of budget limits , it could scupper the care programmes that the psychiatry department is meant to set up for seriously mentally ill patients and make planning for discharge more difficult . |
| 7 | A stranger entered the bidding and soon gave the impression that he was determined to carry on for as long as was required to obtain the Baron . |
| 8 | It is n't always easy for anyone to get to the bottom of every detail of a bill er which refers to earlier legislation and erm er er I 'm sure that my Noble Friend would sympathise anyhow erm er er w with with me insofar as I also do not have the advantage of er legal qualifications which he manages to make up for most adequately . |
| 9 | It was a piece of exuberant fun which the audience and , one suspects , the dancers wanted to go on for much longer . |