Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] on for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cannon , 39 , had intended to play on for one more season , but he has a back injury that may require surgery . |
| 2 | He 's got to go on for another ten lines , piling on more and more out of the way references to classical paradises so that he can give it all away for God . |
| 3 | Well I think the consideration and the research has got to go on for some time . |
| 4 | In 1952 Walter Luff should have retired , but was twice persuaded to stay on for another year by the Transport Committee . |
| 5 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 6 | Immigration laws inherited from the former East German state , which were due to expire on January 1st , are being allowed to carry on for Soviet Jews arriving in Berlin . |
| 7 | She had already been allowed to stay on for two years beyond the age when she would normally have had to retire . |