Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is realized that some teachers have had to temporarily give up teaching for various reasons and the longer one is out of teaching the harder it is to build up confidence to teach again .
2 But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’
3 This seems to indicate a deep , free , and intensive time of prayer , when the Spirit takes over and controls and leads the prayers , and one can go on praying for several hours without being aware of the passage of time .
4 What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’
5 They may go on appearing for twenty-four hours until eventually he has given birth to a thousand or more babies .
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