Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has come about for purely geographical reasons . |
| 2 | This saga has gone on for quite some time . |
| 3 | This separation has gone on for far too long . |
| 4 | Hon. Members will have an opportunity to debate the Bill , but , whatever happens , it is far better to have a system that is more accountable to local people and that will , we hope , put an end to some of the ridiculous mismanagement , inefficiency and wasting of money that has gone on for far too long . |
| 5 | Helen Lockwood , director of Teesside Society for the Blind , said : ‘ Nothing seems to be happening and this has gone on for so long now . |
| 6 | This one has gone on for so much longer — two years so far with no sign of it coming to an end . ’ |
| 7 | Pauchling the figures has gone on for so long that even the newscasters have got sloppy , mostly failing to add the rider that the bald headcount does not include anybody excluded from claiming benefit for whatever reason . |
| 8 | Bantam has gone back for nearly 400,000 Maya Angelou paperbacks . |
| 9 | Now an appeal has gone out for more than 100 of the former workers to lodge applications for payment , no matter the circumstances of their claim . |