Example sentences of "go for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
2 | When they had eaten their meal of wheat ro is and milk they kept the fire going for a long time . |
3 | In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre . |
4 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
5 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
6 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
7 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
8 | He had been gone for a long time . |
9 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
10 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |