Example sentences of "has [vb pp] on for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Official Solicitor answered the call of the court within minutes and , although this application only came to the notice of the court officials at 1.30 p.m. it has come on for hearing just before 2 p.m. and now at 2.18 p.m . |
| 2 | With a natural , sculptural quality , it can outshine any number or works of art or ornaments and , what 's more , at a fraction of the price if you buy and nurture a smaller plant rather than shelling out on a large , expensive specimen a nursery has grown on for you . |
| 3 | But what she forgot as she jogged on the spot was that even though time might have stood still for her , it has moved on for her 31-year-old husband Slim Jim McDonald . |
| 4 | Debate on Southcom 's future , which has dragged on for years , was put on hold when American relations with General Noriega reached rock-bottom . |
| 5 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
| 6 | And Round Table it says , has laid on for the |
| 7 | ‘ It has gone on for 15 months and so far most firms have managed to survive , but they ca n't go on like this for ever . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It has gone on for 15 months and so far most firms have managed to survive , but they ca n't go on like this for ever . ’ |
| 9 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |
| 10 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 11 | This saga has gone on for quite some time . |
| 12 | In Wales the club-v-country argument has gone on for longer even than the locust years — a constant , nagging reminder of the manifold and manifest divisions that have wrought such damage on Welsh rugby . |
| 13 | This separation has gone on for far too long . |
| 14 | Daily assessment has gone on for all these years , with tests occasionally being undertaken — that is a reality . |
| 15 | Hon. Members will have an opportunity to debate the Bill , but , whatever happens , it is far better to have a system that is more accountable to local people and that will , we hope , put an end to some of the ridiculous mismanagement , inefficiency and wasting of money that has gone on for far too long . |
| 16 | Helen Lockwood , director of Teesside Society for the Blind , said : ‘ Nothing seems to be happening and this has gone on for so long now . |
| 17 | This one has gone on for so much longer — two years so far with no sign of it coming to an end . ’ |
| 18 | Pauchling the figures has gone on for so long that even the newscasters have got sloppy , mostly failing to add the rider that the bald headcount does not include anybody excluded from claiming benefit for whatever reason . |
| 19 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |