Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] on for two " in BNC.

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1 The effects of reducing sleep on sleep patterns have been studied in a number of relatively short experiments , and one which went on for two years .
2 The result was controversy between Vienna and St Petersburg which dragged on for two decades .
3 She hung on for two years , existing on fees for supervising undergraduates and an allowance from her father .
4 So popular was this concert that there was no admission charge , only a collection , as it went on for two evenings , but strangely enough , David did n't offer to take part , although George Underwood did and he had a very popular group called George and the Dragons at the time .
5 So it went on for two long hours during which the thousands present learned nothing about Fascism except the bravery and pertinacity of its young adherents in dealing with this very perilous situation . "
6 He carried on for two days but finally , in excruciating pain , had to go to hospital when a splint was put on his damaged limb .
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