Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] on for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have gone on for hours . |
| 2 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |
| 3 | If you had n't made me hate you , it might have gone on for months . ’ |
| 4 | We might have gone on for years like that — me combing the streets for you while pretending to be there on other business ! |
| 5 | So as a result papers would fly round of , I 'm afraid , rather a shallow kind — a last minute dash by some bright brain on a subject which very able people in departments and outside advisers might have worked on for months and months and months . |