Example sentences of "[to-vb] on for [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So upon this , my third post-chapel ‘ chat ’ of my first Lent term , ‘ The boy who refused to be confirmed at a Woodard School ’ was launched , and the annual , ‘ All those who have n't been confirmed , stay behind after matins ’ was to go on for four more weary years . |
| 2 | The slump is likely to go on for another two years . |
| 3 | He cleaned up his act , quit taking uppers and downers with the help of his wife and the Betty Ford Clinic , and now looks set to go on for another 40 years . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Cannon , 39 , had intended to play on for one more season , but he has a back injury that may require surgery . |
| 6 | But Lillywhite said : ‘ My Banana squad and manager Keith Lambert give me confidence to hold on for two more stages . |
| 7 | For this recession to equal the previous record of 16 months it would have to drag on for another six months . |