Example sentences of "[verb] on for more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said in an earlier chapter , the principle of speaking is not to go on for more than a few minutes without getting your audience to do something — applaud or laugh or raise their hands . |
| 2 | This has always been strongest in the southern States , with their history of slavery and the implicit belief , well-established in the local culture , in black inferiority — a belief capitalized on for more than a century after the Civil War by the Democrats ( see below ) . |
| 3 | The needless slaughter has been going on for more than a century . |
| 4 | The strike , in support of a suspended colleague , has been going on for more than a week . |
| 5 | Gateshead Family Health Service 's Authority admitted it had known what was going on for more than a year , but action was taken only after a patient contacted them . |
| 6 | A routine was established which went on for more than a year . |
| 7 | Other remedies will be needed if Aconite does not suffice and the condition lingers or continues on for more than a day or so . |