Example sentences of "[vb past] on for two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hung on for two years , existing on fees for supervising undergraduates and an allowance from her father . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This went on for two weeks . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The result was controversy between Vienna and St Petersburg which dragged on for two decades . |