Example sentences of "going on [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In the latter , emphasis was placed on practical skills such as technical drawing and woodwork , with some pupils going on to some form of technical college but with most leaving at 15 years of age and few if any achieving university entrance . |
2 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
3 | The process has been going on for some time . |
4 | I hear his couchée going on for some time . |
5 | My head was throbbing and the shoulder was beginning to ache from the kicking , which had probably been going on for some time before I came round . |
6 | The argument had been going on for some time . |
7 | The argument must have been going on for some time , although Lucien had been hardly aware of it . |
8 | One thing Mam said suggested it had been going on for some time … |
9 | When questioned they admitted that this state of affairs had been going on for some time . |
10 | ‘ I do n't really think they have done enough this has been going on for some time . |
11 | Well you say that International Women 's Day has been going on for some time , but here in Britain what 's known as the Women 's Movement has been in operation now for about , what , twenty one/twenty two years , something like that . |