Example sentences of "go on for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | mm , mm in any event members of the jury I , I forgot to mention to you earlier , er , thank you Mr you probably feel a wisdom of this having done several days of this case , two and a half hours is just about as long as anybody can be expected to sit and listen to evidence and er , what I was going to do , and I hope it does n't inconvenience anybody , I was going , instead of going on for three hours till one o'clock , I was gon na break off about half past twelve to about half past one , to break up the day as you know , I hope that 's alright , so what we 'll do we 'll go on now and , and I 'm sure , I think it 's doubtful if you would have got to that point by half past twelve , and then you and Lord sort it out and your learned duties as much as you can in the adjournment and then tell me afterwards what the brochure position is , I 'm sure you 've no objection to disclosing any brochures that you 've got that erm , or can get er which relate to that point |
| 2 | But the Queen will see just about every past and present RAF aircraft a flypast which will go on for three quarters of an hour . |
| 3 | Lectures often began as early as 5 or 6 a.m. in the summer ( 7 a.m. in the winter ) , and sometimes the first lecture went on for three hours , no provision being made for any food before 10 a.m . |
| 4 | This went on for three hours , by which time they 'd attracted a sizeable body of fans into the hotel foyer , much to the consternation of the management who had to call the police to break up the party . |
| 5 | This went on for three hours while the rest of us were preparing for the move to Canjuers . |
| 6 | Yes , this went on , it went on for about er three days , it went on for three days . |
| 7 | They went on for three hours before she fell asleep , exhausted but more relaxed than since her husband died . |
| 8 | So out of that stalemate negotiations have begun and they 've gone on for three years . |