Example sentences of "[verb] on for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes .
2 On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night .
3 Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’
4 The controls , which laid down a minimum deposit for certain goods , restricted the amount of the finance charge which could be made and prohibited finance charges altogether for others , lingered on for a few years afterwards as part of what was still more or less a strictly managed war-time economy .
5 Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments .
6 He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness .
7 She said it had been going on for a few months . ’
8 It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’
9 Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly .
10 He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up .
11 The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm .
12 Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ?
13 She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision .
14 The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel .
15 Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again .
16 The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months .
17 It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees .
18 Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas .
19 This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step .
20 Cream conditioners are massaged onto hair , left on for a few minutes , then rinsed off .
21 The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios .
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