Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months .
2 Some unilateral plant closures can be expected , Campbell predicted — if the crisis goes on for long or gets worse .
3 I wished this could go on for ever but I realised that all too soon I would have to return .
4 It ca n't go on for ever because characters such as the Fat Slags ( right ) can only go on so long before the joke starts to wear thin .
5 Hospital appointments seemed to go on for ever and when I left for the Sahara , I forgot to cancel one of them .
6 She wanted it to go on for ever and ever !
7 I suddenly had the sense that this was going to go on for ever and the conversation became an argument .
8 Our friend will carry on for ever and never return . ’
9 so be aware that you do n't want to ramble on too long or this appointment could go on for ever and a day .
10 Going on for ever and ever .
11 Lunch-times can go on for ever if you have no friends and no one invites you to join in with what they are doing .
12 So while his empire teetered , Mr Bond sailed on for more than three days incom-municado .
13 Be aware of the time limit : no election campaign goes on for more than three or four weeks in the United Kingdom — be glad about that !
14 But what 's the point of holding a meeting that goes on for more than twelve hours ?
15 As he knows , I must decide whether to give this matter precedent over the business set down for today or for tomorrow .
16 As he knows , I have to decide whether his application comes within the Standing Order and , if so , whether a debate should be granted which would take precedence over the business set down for today or tomorrow .
17 Milwall just caught sleeping for a moment can get a good ball in for here and Hendry it 's an own goal .
18 ( A migrant is one intending to stay out or in for more than 12 months . )
19 The day we drove to his mother 's great big house with its green lawns and clipped hedges , I knew that my war was over for ever and Raymond was by my side . ’
20 But I wo n't be off for long because I 've to follow Marcus . ’
21 It had signs up for both so I never could work out which it was .
22 Three are straightforward KH-11s , of which one has been up for more than six years ; three are advanced KH-11s .
23 Despite this the symptom of urgency is invariably improved and all 81 patients with ulcerative colitis who have been followed up for more than six months state that they can defer defaecation for more than two hours .
24 Menopausal state , pregnancy , and oestrogen containing drugs — Because of the possible influence of menopausal state , pregnancy and oestrogen containing drugs , details about these factors were sought by questionnaire in the 65 women who were followed up for more than six months .
25 In the 82 patients followed up for more than six months , all three post-dissolution regimens were well tolerated .
26 Before their initial gall stone dissolution treatment , 15 of 82 patients followed up for more than six months had had solitary stones , compared with 67 who had had multiple stones .
27 Well it 's a repeat of Saturday is n't it , set it up for then , sets it up for now and it 's three nil against .
28 However , having said that , CEEFAX reckoned that Speed and Pemberton are out for tonight and state that Rocky and Hodges should get a look in .
29 - People start using the curious phrase ‘ Indian Summer ’ if the sun stays out for more than 10 minutes at a time .
30 Now an appeal has gone out for more than 100 of the former workers to lodge applications for payment , no matter the circumstances of their claim .
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