Example sentences of "have gone [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have gone on for hours . |
| 2 | Anyway back to main point , so up to retirement quite straightforward , no problem at all and this is why he could have gone on for donkey years without a return of income , his salary goes up of course , it 's picked up in the tax tables , his personal allowances do n't change so they could swan along there for so many years without even looking at his affairs , but then see what happens in the very next tax year , when he has n't had a return and may not get a return for a couple of years . |
| 3 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |
| 4 | If you had n't made me hate you , it might have gone on for months . ’ |
| 5 | We might have gone on for years like that — me combing the streets for you while pretending to be there on other business ! |