Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adv] for hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'll go on for hours . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We might wander about for hours and waste a great deal of time . |
| 3 | ‘ But seriously — if you had an accident when I was at school , you might lie there for hours . |
| 4 | And this party looked as if it could go on for hours yet ! |
| 5 | This could go on for hours . |
| 6 | I could stand here for hours on end |
| 7 | and er , we had to set it up here and we sit here watching the telly and they 'd sit here for hours |
| 8 | I could sit here for hours , just looking . |
| 9 | ‘ A typical Robson team-talk would go on for hours — no wonder the Ipswich lads in the squad had nicknamed him Mogadon . |
| 10 | She needed strength : her and Bernard 's nightly love play would go on for hours , limbs lurching and surging in some kind of gladiatorial combat as if the one who weakened first lost . |
| 11 | These were family treats particularly enjoyed by the star-struck sisters who would sit silently for hours lost in the fantasy of the silver screen . |
| 12 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |