Example sentences of "[pers pn] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | And both have been designed to enable you to hold them for long periods of time . |
| 2 | But who can tell the damage we do to our writing voices when we roughly silence them for long stretches ? |
| 3 | In the afternoons , my servant , Tabby , took them for long walks on the moors behind the house . |
| 4 | ‘ You will leave them for longer than that , if I tell you , ’ Bragg said brusquely . |
| 5 | Mr Charlwood was a widower with two teenage daughters and did not want to leave them for longer than necessary . |
| 6 | Because the racket has a diagonal string pattern , spin shots ( top spin and slice ) become easier to play , basically because the strings on such a pattern are longer and therefore the ball rests on them for longer . |
| 7 | 1979 , 1982 ) , not only do stags that hold large harems hold them for longer within particular breeding seasons than those which hold smaller harems ( Fig. 23. 1a ) , but individuals that are consistently successful in securing large harems throughout their lives tend to live longer than their less successful competitors ( Fig. 23.1b ) . |
| 8 | Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars . |
| 9 | She patiently gammed him for long minutes ; fondling his testicles with one hand , and exploring the cleft of his arse with the other . |
| 10 | She had always been too conscientious , never spared herself , been afraid to leave him for longer than a day , she deserved a rest , a holiday . |
| 11 | Lifting his head , Leo stared at her for long moments , then , with another of his funny smiles , he murmured softly , ‘ Take care , ’ and he was gone . |
| 12 | His expression blank , he stared at her for long moments . |
| 13 | He showed her over the nearby castle , took her for long drives , and on the last day of his — as he called it — ‘ snatched holiday ’ , seemingly relaxed and happy to be playing truant from the demands of his busy life , he drove to Bettystown . |
| 14 | ‘ Can you bear to have her for longer ? ’ |
| 15 | A strategy to have him with her for longer and to please him . ’ |
| 16 | They need her for longer , but there 's no money available ; because of a shortage of funds , they had to rely on a charity to provide a … until they had pit he was in hospital with a chest infection every 2 weeks . |
| 17 | The acid fragrance upsets their delicate nasal passages and they avoid anything smeared in it for long periods of time . |
| 18 | He dipped the flannel in the water and bathed the swollen joint not once but many times , leaving the flannel wrapped around it for long seconds each time . |
| 19 | Harry : ‘ I 'd have asked them , ‘ This opera , you 've been in it for long time — do you still like it then ? … |
| 20 | Further analysis showed no differences in results between schools in which the projects were taught for only the minimum time compared with those that taught it for longer . |
| 21 | Leave it for longer and you should find that it goes completely solid . |
| 22 | In Mr 's case , I 'd probably write it for longer than five years , probably do a ten year one . |
| 23 | A bottle will keep for a couple of hours once out of the fridge , but if you need to keep it for longer you should store it in an insulated cool-bag until it 's needed . |
| 24 | Paxton 's SRI trials ( Paxton 1977 ) found that island-driving improved performance for shorter sentences but decreased it for longer ones . |