Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 2 | A few youngsters may go on sniffing for a while — perhaps regularly with their friends . |
| 3 | Watching the Trooper disappear up the road , I reckon it could go on trooping for a long time yet at the right price , with very little needing doing . |
| 4 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 5 | Probably , you will end up paying for a remix . |
| 6 | ‘ I never thought I 'd end up working for a bossy woman . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't go around looking for a job , ’ he said , ‘ though I 'm flattered by the speculation . |
| 8 | Er so so when you left school how did you go about looking for a job ? |
| 9 | We 'd sit around chatting for a bit then go on to whatever was happening that evening . |