Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] on for a few " in BNC.
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1 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
2 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
3 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
4 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
5 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
6 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |