Example sentences of "[v-ing] on for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | They had to walk , and a real hike it was — getting on for three miles I think . |
| 3 | Twice as large as the Atlantic and getting on for three times the size of the Indian Ocean , it is bigger than all the land surface of the earth , including Antarctica , and with Africa counted twice . |
| 4 | I am less sure about the Andantino grazioso , which could be more relaxed than here ; it 's as if the performers are anxious that this longish ( and to be honest , maybe too long ) movement should not outstay its welcome , and even here it lasts getting on for three minutes longer than either of the others . |
| 5 | It was then getting on for three in the morning , but in the last quarter of an hour things had been getting better . |
| 6 | ‘ I forgot the hour , ’ he added , and when Fabia , glancing at her watch , saw that , incredibly , it was getting on for three , she realised that when Ven was working it must be that he did n't give thought to food . |
| 7 | Despite soldiering on for three days she finally admitted defeat when frostbite of the labia majora forced her to abandon the job . |