Example sentences of "on [verb] for [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 John Bowers , an agricultural economist at Leeds University , estimates that they will have to pay double the true ‘ conservation value ’ to protect sites — the rest goes on compensating for lost grants and agricultural subsidies of various kinds .
2 They may go on appearing for twenty-four hours until eventually he has given birth to a thousand or more babies .
3 What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’
4 In the absence of any relevant authority he went on to hold for two reasons that B could not be required , after he had been cautioned and charged , to furnish the information .
5 by providing the threat of bankruptcy , spurring both the management and workforce on to strive for improved productivity and greater efficiency .
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