Example sentences of "for ever [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Then this mood would lift , and she could write appreciatively again : ‘ We get snatches of divine loneliness here … why not stay here for ever and ever , enjoying this immortal rhythm in which both soul and eye are at rest ? |
| 32 | What hostility did not do was deflect him from his purpose , so that by the time the regime fell in 1870 Paris had been altered for ever and bore the mark of Napoleon III . |
| 33 | length of days for ever and ever . |
| 34 | Hospital appointments seemed to go on for ever and when I left for the Sahara , I forgot to cancel one of them . |
| 35 | No deal lasts for ever and not even the most skilful draftsman can cater for every eventuality when drawing up a service contract . |
| 36 | Once love has become your property you will be a lover always , in the grave , at the resurrection , and in Paradise for ever and ever . ’ |
| 37 | ‘ For ever and ever . |
| 38 | She wanted it to go on for ever and ever ! |
| 39 | ‘ It 's for ever and ever , ’ the priest had warned . |
| 40 | For ever and ever . |
| 41 | They were sitting on two upturned kegs in the dark of the fo'c'sle — had been sitting for ever and longer , she felt . |
| 42 | Few hours later he calls , we 're the funeral parlour , right ? he 's recommended us , we do the honours , bury them , ’ and his mouth opened like a grave , you could fall into that mouth for ever and ever , amen , and all those crooked grey teeth of his , no names that you could see , no names or dates , just blank , so nobody could find you , nobody could visit , nobody could leave flowers . |
| 43 | The Irish Union legislation ( see pp.19–21 above ) had provided that the churches should be united and established for ever and the new Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established apparently on that basis . |
| 44 | Once the director took Dustin aside and said , ‘ This is the only day we 're ever going to shoot this scene and , no matter how exhausted or lousy you feel , I want you to remember that what you give me is going to be on celluloid for people to see for ever and ever . |
| 45 | I suddenly had the sense that this was going to go on for ever and the conversation became an argument . |
| 46 | I want to live with him for ever and ever ! ’ |
| 47 | ‘ There is a feeling of deliverance within me and it is as if she and I had stopped being two , and were united for ever and ever . ’ |
| 48 | We could work on a paper like this for ever and never conclude anything . |
| 49 | May we experience the joy of your presence in our midst , for you live and reign as Lord of all , one God to be praised and glorified for ever and ever . |
| 50 | ‘ For ever and for ever , farewell , Rufus . ’ |
| 51 | The last words of that great prayer express the worship with which we began : ‘ ’ For thine is the Kingdom , the Power and the Glory , for ever and ever ’ , the final word denoting our agreement with all that precedes it : Amen . |
| 52 | However , no equipment will last for ever and it started to become obvious that I would need to update before too long . |
| 53 | For ever and ever . |
| 54 | The highly respected veteran Academician Dimitri Likhachev sent a telegram to the discussion , expressing his feelings : if this document becomes law , he vows to leave the country for ever and would appeal to the UN or UNESCO to take control of those State museums that are no longer able to protect and preserve their museum treasures . |
| 55 | I looked up again , and now her perfect form lay in his arms , and her lips were pressed against his own ; and thus , with the corpse of his dead love for an altar , did Leo Vincey plight his troth to her red-handed murderess — plight it for ever and a day . |
| 56 | For ever and for ever . ’ |
| 57 | Sure the menopause has its misery , but not for ever and not everyone suffers . |
| 58 | ‘ I shall keep it for ever and ever . ’ |
| 59 | I 'll keep them for ever and ever , even when I 've grown too big for them . |
| 60 | She lay on her stomach on top of the hay , dusty spikes tickling her ears and her nostrils and said , ‘ I wish I was a farmer , I could go on harvesting for ever and ever and ever . ’ |