Example sentences of "it [modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it may hold back for reasons of cost and supply , and because the housing market is static , during this decade I believe we will see an increasing spread of relocation moves to those parts of the country which offer a better quality of life than London and the South-East . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It could drag on for months , ’ I protested , ‘ years even . ’ |
| 3 | And this party looked as if it could go on for hours yet ! |
| 4 | Every week she gets worse and yet it could go on for years . |
| 5 | It could go on for years possibly . |
| 6 | It can go on for years before families are forced to acknowledge the truth … |
| 7 | It has all the paraphernalia of a public inquiry and after all the necessary preparations are made it can go on for weeks . |