Example sentences of "went on for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These began around 1947 and went on for about two years . |
| 2 | This went on for about two hours , and then they got into their boats and sailed away . |
| 3 | I think the rain and I went on for about three hours . |
| 4 | This went on for about ten evenings and at the end of it all he had lost a stone in weight and had attracted the waterfowl from the entire county ! |
| 5 | departure indeed from last year where the official parade went on for around 2 hours and there was really very little hint of even a bit of descent . |
| 6 | The applause that greeted them was like a thunder clap and went on for so long that the Girls could not hear the music and had to count under their breath to synchronize their kicks . |