Example sentences of "[vb pp] on for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 2 | Dry off gladioli corms in trays , then remove very small cormlets that have developed around the base — these will eventually flower , but only when grown on for several years . |
| 3 | The conflict has already dragged on for five years ; thousands have died . |
| 4 | Seven cases in the sample ( 14 per cent ) had gone on for four years or longer . |
| 5 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |
| 6 | So out of that stalemate negotiations have begun and they 've gone on for three years . |