Example sentences of "on for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |
| 2 | Some unilateral plant closures can be expected , Campbell predicted — if the crisis goes on for long or gets worse . |
| 3 | I wished this could go on for ever but I realised that all too soon I would have to return . |
| 4 | It ca n't go on for ever because characters such as the Fat Slags ( right ) can only go on so long before the joke starts to wear thin . |
| 5 | Hospital appointments seemed to go on for ever and when I left for the Sahara , I forgot to cancel one of them . |
| 6 | She wanted it to go on for ever and ever ! |
| 7 | I suddenly had the sense that this was going to go on for ever and the conversation became an argument . |
| 8 | Our friend will carry on for ever and never return . ’ |
| 9 | so be aware that you do n't want to ramble on too long or this appointment could go on for ever and a day . |
| 10 | Going on for ever and ever . |
| 11 | Lunch-times can go on for ever if you have no friends and no one invites you to join in with what they are doing . |
| 12 | So while his empire teetered , Mr Bond sailed on for more than three days incom-municado . |
| 13 | Be aware of the time limit : no election campaign goes on for more than three or four weeks in the United Kingdom — be glad about that ! |
| 14 | But what 's the point of holding a meeting that goes on for more than twelve hours ? |
| 15 | Nine or ten years later , it is stripped again , and so on for more than 150 years . |