Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] [adv prt] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broken in pieces and razor-sharp , they seemed to go on for ever . |
| 2 | That 's why it is expensive compared to eh , other cars , but , they , they seemed to go on for ever those cars , I mean they 're quite incredible are n't they ? |
| 3 | They had driven around for over an hour trying to find the rave that every one was going on about . |
| 4 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 5 | They found they could switch on particular groups of atoms with a pulse of electricity and they stayed switched on for up to two days . |