Example sentences of "and [adv prt] for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and he 'd been a Liverpool councillor off and on for over fifty years . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been canoeing off and on for about ten years , but this is my first venture on the open sea , ’ he said . |
| 3 | It has been used in jewellery on and off for nearly 1000 years , for crucibles in the laboratory and in industry for nearly 200 years , as a catalyst in industry for 150 years , in the electrical industry for 100 years and now , most recently , in modern metallurgy and medicine . |
| 4 | Well , I had known him on and off for about nine years , and my attitude was resentful — you know , I 'm not going to be another notch in his gun belt , and all that , was going on . |
| 5 | He had been seeing Molly on and off for about six months . |
| 6 | I 've been using a Strat on and off for about five years , and we also hired in Telecasters , Rickenbacker 12-strings , all kinds of stuff . |
| 7 | I 've been doing smack on and off for about five years . |