Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb -s] [adv prt] for [adv] " in BNC.

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1 - People start using the curious phrase ‘ Indian Summer ’ if the sun stays out for more than 10 minutes at a time .
2 If the war goes on for long , the anxieties will increase .
3 Some unilateral plant closures can be expected , Campbell predicted — if the crisis goes on for long or gets worse .
4 It 's best to have a time limit for a team 's deliberations — say thirty seconds — or the game goes on for ever .
5 It is true that much of the country closes down for too long over this festive period , though there are advantages for industry in doing that and we all deserve a decent break at this time of the year .
6 It can not be made up of a wave with a unique value for its wavelength since such a wave stretches on for ever .
7 I mean the I mean , like , I mean , people say it that a personality makes up for like , looks or whatever , and with hi , he 's the only person I 've ever met where it really really does !
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