Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] on for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll carry on for as long as it takes . |
| 2 | I could go on for pages . |
| 3 | I could go on for minutes on end . |
| 4 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 5 | I could go on for some time sir , but I will now proceed to the technical planning matters . |
| 6 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 7 | I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever . |
| 8 | I wore a suit that Mary had seen in a second-hand shop in Paris and insisted I bought so that at least I had one outfit I could put on for interviews without worrying whether it looked OK or not . |
| 9 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I can go on for another three or four years yet because I 'm still as fit as a fiddle , ’ he said . |
| 11 | I can go on for a few more days . |
| 12 | Erm I have four or five people I can take on for any one of those companies so nobody 's in competition with |
| 13 | She might go on for years ; I could be as old as she is now before she finally gives up the ghost . |
| 14 | The way things are , you might struggle on for a few months . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | Presumably there 's so many songs in your repertoire that you you 've no need really to get a new one er you as artists might want to get a new one but you 've got so many er evergreens I mean you could go on for ever with just the evergreens could n't you ? |
| 17 | She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision . |
| 18 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 19 | she can get on for an hour |
| 20 | On the return , you can stay on for a few nights in Copenhagen for just £39 per person per night . |
| 21 | One thing you can bet on for sure . ’ |
| 22 | As you get fitter you can add on for yourself using the examples as guidelines . |
| 23 | Denis Smith says there 's no match you can bank on for points but as long as they get results they do n't care where they come from . |
| 24 | First Response have a freephone help-line , manned by trained advisors , which you can ring on for more specialist , individual advice on using both tests . |
| 25 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 26 | Hold on c can we sort of stop this now or we 'll go on for ever |
| 27 | 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 , . |
| 28 | John looked at his watch , ‘ Come on Mary , we can go on for another ten minutes and I 'd like to find out what is around that bend . ’ |
| 29 | The last I heard Trish was going to become a teacher , I mean I I we are supposed to be trying to think about whether we can have a sh a panel that we of people that we can call on for the short term crisis appointments or whatever , but |
| 30 | ‘ The likes of her 'll go on for a bit yet , ’ said Jack . |