Example sentences of "[vb infin] on for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 3 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 4 | After Hercule died , it was suggested that Isabelle should stay on for a while — assist with the children . |
| 5 | You know then we thought right , we 're not just gon na forget about this you know , we 'll we 'll carry on for a little while longer and then as soon as the ball really started rolling , er personally I thought well you ca n't back down now , . |
| 6 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
| 7 | 45133 and 50015 will then move on for a short period to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before returning to Butterley . |
| 8 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
| 9 | Then I let her warble on for a while about the trials of high office , and feign interest in titbits of gossip from the upper echelons . |
| 10 | Graham Taylor 's battling heroes could not quite hold on for a win that would have allowed the beleaguered England manager to say ‘ Nuts ’ to his critics . |
| 11 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 12 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 13 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 14 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 15 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 16 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 17 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 18 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 19 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 20 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 21 | I can go on for a few more days . |
| 22 | It is well known that local reversals of movement occur and may possibly go on for a number of years . |
| 23 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 24 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 25 | It 's always the programmer — it 's very , very seldom the computer — and if I could just go on for a minute , I feel it 's essential that young children , particularly in the primary schools , get used to using hardware and programing , so that they will see the computer as part of their normal lives , like reading and writing and anything else they use . |
| 26 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
| 27 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 28 | The gayer , shorter girls would come on for a general dance to the Gavotte . |
| 29 | The reminders of the V-Force will live on for a while yet until the Victors are retired so perhaps we will see more of this not unimpressive aircraft in 1993 . |
| 30 | The managing director of Oxford United said the club will fight on for a new stadium , despite planning problems . |