Example sentences of "[det] [vb past] [adv prt] for [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | This went on for well over a month , with the owls flying free in the barn , until we were sure they were confident and happy in their surroundings . |
2 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
3 | And then borrow it again on a Friday or a Saturday and this went on for so long er he 'd eventually Tom said , by the way Jack , he said , whose pound note , whose pound is this ? |
4 | This went on for about two hours , and then they got into their boats and sailed away . |
5 | This went on for about ten evenings and at the end of it all he had lost a stone in weight and had attracted the waterfowl from the entire county ! |
6 | That went on for quite a long time |