Example sentences of "on [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Bowers , an agricultural economist at Leeds University , estimates that they will have to pay double the true ‘ conservation value ’ to protect sites — the rest goes on compensating for lost grants and agricultural subsidies of various kinds . |
| 2 | This seems to indicate a deep , free , and intensive time of prayer , when the Spirit takes over and controls and leads the prayers , and one can go on praying for several hours without being aware of the passage of time . |
| 3 | They may go on appearing for twenty-four hours until eventually he has given birth to a thousand or more babies . |
| 4 | Now — are you going on looking for more ? ’ |
| 5 | A good compound would not have the unwanted actions of adrenaline on the heart and blood pressure , and would go on acting for longer . |
| 6 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 7 | Charlie Francis is guilty of a sporting crime — of that I am sure — but what about the guilt of those in high officialdom who have allowed the situation to go on growing for 20 years without trying to stop it ? |
| 8 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 9 | Even if all goes well and recovery gets underway this year , unemployment is likely to go on rising for another year at least . |
| 10 | Even if all goes well and recovery gets underway this year , unemployment is likely to go on rising for another year at least . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll never let you in , not if you go on crying for twenty years ! ’ |
| 12 | Carry on protesting for Soviet refusniks ! |
| 13 | The first lady nodded and went on nodding for several seconds in quiet contemplation before putting two further questions to him concerning European regional incentives , Government grants and subsidies and their cost distorting influence on investment location decisions . |
| 14 | Orrell 's basic requirement is to go on winning for three more games because if they do not , either Northampton or Bath , each with a match to play after today , will nip in for the prize , just as Wasps did on the final day of the 1990 league season . |
| 15 | ‘ Providing I stay fit I will get the record because I plan to keep on playing for some time yet . |
| 16 | I Branches without women rivals now sided with Glasgow in demanding a campaign to exclude women for good , while branches such as Edinburgh , who had to contend with the problem , tried to go on arguing for some form of recognition of women workers . |
| 17 | The only exception to the ban will be linseed — which farmers can carry on burning for another three years because its fibrous stalks are difficult to plough in . |
| 18 | ‘ Why do you go on working for such a firm ? ’ |