Example sentences of "on for as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm sixty next year but I 'd like to carry on for as long as possible . ’ |
2 | A stranger entered the bidding and soon gave the impression that he was determined to carry on for as long as was required to obtain the Baron . |
3 | The feudal Prussian Junkers , whose estates had limped on for as long as anyone could remember , were hit particularly hard by the Corridor . |
4 | While few serious historians have defended Communist excesses , some have argued that it was only the strategy in whose name they were committed that enabled the Republic to fight on for as long as it did . |
5 | Do they really go on for as long as they seem to , or are they , as some people have suggested , fleeting sensations before waking up ? |
6 | Otherwise carry on for as long as you feel fit . |
7 | I 'll carry on for as long as it takes . |
8 | ‘ This is the life I 've been trained for and I want to carry on for as long as possible . |