Example sentences of "drag on for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Debate on Southcom 's future , which has dragged on for years , was put on hold when American relations with General Noriega reached rock-bottom . |
| 2 | Thus a query and its settlement could easily drag on for hours . |
| 3 | Every day contains more weather than a week in Scotland , and weeks in Scotland can drag on for centuries , believe me ! |
| 4 | A headache would drag on for days . |
| 5 | ‘ It could drag on for months , ’ I protested , ‘ years even . ’ |
| 6 | Still the Japanese refused to surrender and it appeared that the war might drag on for months , even years , at terrible cost . |
| 7 | Without treatment , depression can drag on for months or even years , and yet over per cent of the most severe depressions can be helped quickly . |
| 8 | And court cases could drag on for years . |
| 9 | The litigation will probably drag on for years . |
| 10 | The war dragged on for decades . |
| 11 | In terms of war , AIDS looks more like one of those medieval struggles that dragged on for decades than a relatively swift modern conflict . |
| 12 | Some dragged on for months , getting nowhere day after day , she said . |
| 13 | My own case dragged on for months , swamped with innuendos — if another student was having a clandestine consensual affair , why could n't I have been too ? |
| 14 | Even moderate Muslims agree that Mr Azam 's question will become increasingly difficult to answer if the war drags on for months and if the allies damage some of the holy sites of Shia Islam in Iraq . |