Example sentences of "[vb pp] on for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . |
2 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
3 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
4 | The light will be left on for the whole time . |
5 | 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 . |