Example sentences of "[modal v] go on for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ He seemed to think the meeting might go on for a while . ’ |
| 4 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 5 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 6 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 7 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 8 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 9 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 10 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 11 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 12 | I can go on for a few more days . |