Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] on for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 2 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 3 | This sort of banter went on for a while . |
| 4 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is vital that the public inquiry in Leicestershire establishes the circumstances that permitted the regime of terror to go on for so long and that permitted complaints made by the children to be ignored for long ? |
| 5 | The response to the questionnaire about training has been very satisfactory and it has provided the Training Committee with plenty of information to work on for planning future training programmes . |
| 6 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 7 | Virginia had no property qualifications to limit men 's right to vote until 1670 , and this was a little more like the usual arrangements in a company , where all shareholders were able to vote , than the position in parliamentary elections , where property qualifications for voting went on for hundreds of years to come . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |