Example sentences of "went [adv prt] [prep] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 2 | The war went on for over a thousand years . |
| 3 | The power struggle went on for about a minute , then the Archon sat down . |
| 4 | I think it was probably a ring , that sort of like went on for about a minute or so , |
| 5 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 6 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 7 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 8 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 9 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 10 | But she knew at once why I had asked and went on with hardly a break for punctuation , ‘ Well , love , what 's with you ? |
| 11 | A cheer went up with only a single shout of ‘ Shame ! ’ — and recognizing defeat , Will turned and fled without carrying out his threat . |
| 12 | I went out with quite a lot of men before I met Stuart . |
| 13 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
| 14 | This was no understatement : the problem went back at least a century to the ‘ Black Assize ’ at Oxford where ‘ all who were present died in 40 hours ; the Lord Chief Baron , the Sheriff and about 300 more ’ ( Pettifer 1939 : 17 ) . |
| 15 | I began confidently enough , with a humorous extract , but when the first couple of jokes went by with never a chuckle from the audience , I became nervous . |