Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] [verb] on for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The whole penis is then rubbed with 33% calomel ointment which is kept on for several hours .
2 Erm basically we 've spent more than we 've erm taken in but that was a deliberate policy agreed on by the committee we 've already mentioned Norman 's flats erm that has been a most worthwhile expenditure and we 've got to look at that as a long-term investment because we 've got flats which are going to last for years and our expenditure which was getting on for fifteen hundred pounds will not have to be repeated .
3 ‘ Hard to tell what 's going on for sure . ’
4 But trying to classify and understand them will show you a good deal about what is going on for that child .
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 .
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