Example sentences of "i [modal v] [vb infin] on for " in BNC.
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1 | I 'll carry on for as long as it takes . |
2 | I could go on for pages . |
3 | I could go on for minutes on end . |
4 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
5 | I could go on for some time sir , but I will now proceed to the technical planning matters . |
6 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
7 | I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever . |
8 | I wore a suit that Mary had seen in a second-hand shop in Paris and insisted I bought so that at least I had one outfit I could put on for interviews without worrying whether it looked OK or not . |
9 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
10 | ‘ I can go on for another three or four years yet because I 'm still as fit as a fiddle , ’ he said . |
11 | I can go on for a few more days . |
12 | Erm I have four or five people I can take on for any one of those companies so nobody 's in competition with |