Example sentences of "go [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 2 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 3 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 4 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 5 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 6 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 7 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 8 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 9 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 10 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 11 | I can go on for a few more days . |
| 12 | It is well known that local reversals of movement occur and may possibly go on for a number of years . |
| 13 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 14 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 15 | It 's always the programmer — it 's very , very seldom the computer — and if I could just go on for a minute , I feel it 's essential that young children , particularly in the primary schools , get used to using hardware and programing , so that they will see the computer as part of their normal lives , like reading and writing and anything else they use . |
| 16 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 17 | And in some class rooms the kids are gon na go down for a variety of reasons , they 're gon na they 're gon na work their ticket and in other class rooms they wo n't ! |
| 18 | if I won bigger money , I should go in for a new house , which would be built to our own idea , so that we could get a bigger scullery … . |
| 19 | Even when I arrived back at Thornfield , I did not go in for a while . |
| 20 | Should she go in for a drink ? |
| 21 | I missed several classes because they put me up in , for instance I , when I came up from the infants to the big school I missed the first standard and they put me into standard two and I went from two , three , four , five , six , seven and seven and I was only eleven , you see , so I did pretty well and then the Headmaster came to my parents and said , why do n't you let her go in for a scholarship to Stowmarket Secondary and so I went in for that and er there was one other girl went as well , there were two of us and erm , and of course we only heard during the summer break and er we passed . |
| 22 | So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know . |
| 23 | You know he does n't go in for a lot of heavy discussion about things . ’ |
| 24 | You can go in for a drink . |
| 25 | Aye , we were gon na go in for a Sunday dinner once and it was all shut , ca n't have my dinner . |
| 26 | Might as well go in for a bit because . |
| 27 | Once a celebrity has agreed to be a guest , the researcher assigned to him or her will go along for an exploratory conversation . |
| 28 | He says , and then you 'll go downstairs for a cup of tea and then you 'll he says , get back into bed ! |
| 29 | we 've both got a week off , and we thought we 'd all can go just for a couple of days |
| 30 | I may go through for a day you know . |