Example sentences of "went on for [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
| 2 | This pantomime went on for some time and , inevitably , the emotional strain brought on a resurgence of his symptoms . |
| 3 | Ernie , who was employed by him , would go up on a Sun day to feed his stock and unbeknown to Dick Gooding would bring the old mule back with him , hitch him to the hand cart and pull it over to Birling Bank , this went on for some time and poor old Dick knew nothing of these goings on . |
| 4 | The musical interlude went on for ten minutes and finished with the mad figures collapsing on the ground . |
| 5 | After pitching their tents , the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights . |