Example sentences of "[vb pp] on for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 2 | In patient 10 , who had been operated on for a bleeding ulcer seven years previously , a gastric lymphoma was diagnosed on the basis of biopsy specimens . |
| 3 | As the entrance requirements for universities , colleges and the professions have become more demanding in recent years , so increasing numbers have stayed on for a Sixth Year to study for Certificate of Sixth Year Studies examinations , to take ‘ crash ’ courses or modules in new subjects or to upgrade their existing results . |
| 4 | A lot is laid on for a pro golfer , but not as much as is for a team player . |
| 5 | They had gone on for a long distance , before arriving at a door in a long , anonymous wall ; the letter bearer , a gloomily serious young man with eyebrows which met across his brow , maintaining a severe silence throughout the journey . |
| 6 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 7 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 8 | Students often hesitate to let a rhythmic design run on for a long period , fearing monotony ; they therefore begin something different every few bars , sometimes in the belief that changing words need a constantly changing accompaniment . |
| 9 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 10 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |
| 11 | The only exception is the sort of heat fault that makes a machine malfunction after it has been switched on for a given time or when the room warms up . |