Example sentences of "going [adv] for [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this written account is extremely tenuous , patient archaeological excavations that have been going on for many years on Santorin are beginning to reveal a story to rival that of Pompeii . |
| 2 | Negotiations had been going on for 17 months before the strike . |
| 3 | mm , mm in any event members of the jury I , I forgot to mention to you earlier , er , thank you Mr you probably feel a wisdom of this having done several days of this case , two and a half hours is just about as long as anybody can be expected to sit and listen to evidence and er , what I was going to do , and I hope it does n't inconvenience anybody , I was going , instead of going on for three hours till one o'clock , I was gon na break off about half past twelve to about half past one , to break up the day as you know , I hope that 's alright , so what we 'll do we 'll go on now and , and I 'm sure , I think it 's doubtful if you would have got to that point by half past twelve , and then you and Lord sort it out and your learned duties as much as you can in the adjournment and then tell me afterwards what the brochure position is , I 'm sure you 've no objection to disclosing any brochures that you 've got that erm , or can get er which relate to that point |
| 4 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
| 5 | We never seem to be going in for young players from lower divisions anymore . |
| 6 | Then Guy told Leonora he was going away for three weeks to Wales , to take photographs for a travel book , and suggested she went with him . |
| 7 | As far as chartered accountant trainees are concerned , Mr Jones argues , ‘ you have all the aggravation of training them on high salaries and the disruption to a small office with their going off for long periods of study leave , and at the end you do n't keep them . |
| 8 | ‘ She was going off for short stays at the Home , and then every weekend to give me a break . |