Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only exception to the ban will be linseed — which farmers can carry on burning for another three years because its fibrous stalks are difficult to plough in . |
| 2 | It is realized that some teachers have had to temporarily give up teaching for various reasons and the longer one is out of teaching the harder it is to build up confidence to teach again . |
| 3 | A good compound would not have the unwanted actions of adrenaline on the heart and blood pressure , and would go on acting for longer . |
| 4 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 5 | This seems to indicate a deep , free , and intensive time of prayer , when the Spirit takes over and controls and leads the prayers , and one can go on praying for several hours without being aware of the passage of time . |
| 6 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 7 | They may go on appearing for twenty-four hours until eventually he has given birth to a thousand or more babies . |
| 8 | ‘ Why do you go on working for such a firm ? ’ |
| 9 | However , four goals in the last 23 minutes quietened the boos and whistles from a crowd which arrived with great expectations and feared they would go home asking for more , much more . |