Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] on for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the merger boom went on for a while , still fuelled by this false belief . |
| 2 | The work hummed on for a while . |
| 3 | This sort of banter went on for a while . |
| 4 | Everything cooks very slowly in a slo-cooker because the heating element is extremely gentle and costs no more to use than leaving a light bulb switched on for a day ( a few pence ) . |
| 5 | The kettle went on for a lunchtime brew-up before we tackled the group of small , uninhabited islands which lie west of Whalsay : Nacka Skerry , Nista , Mooa , Isbister Holm ( the only place in Shetland where sea-aster grows ) , East Linga and Grif Skerry . |
| 6 | The Governor Eyre controversy dragged on for a number of years , creating deep divisions within respectable society . |