Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] on for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It all seemed to go on for a long time , but it must have been just a few seconds . ’ |
| 2 | It seemed to go on for a long time . |
| 3 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 4 | A visitor to a public house who is asked to stay on for a private party by the landlord will remain a visitor . |
| 5 | It is not surprising that Dr L regarded the humanities with some contempt , arguing that students go to sign on for a medieval history course in the arts faculty and |
| 6 | After an appallingly rough five-day voyage the self-styled monarch was unable to land , as intended , at Montrose in Angus , because of the presence of a suspicious-looking vessel , and had to sail on for a further 60 miserable miles [ 96 km ] to Peterhead , beyond Aberdeen . |