Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] for long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It is only recently that Robert Gordon 's University has opened up the field for people to do courses like this without having to leave home for long periods . ’ |
2 | If he did that , some of our constituents might receive benefits , and the people involved in crime might get sent down for longer periods . |
3 | In terms of legitimacy with the general public such a strategy could also be effective , since the public can be reassured that the really ‘ serious , offenders about whom they are most concerned will be kept locked up for long periods . |
4 | The English girls , as I recall , were still faithfully standing by the camera we had set up for long shots , having been asked to press the button at appropriate moments when we were not in frame . |
5 | avoid sitting down for long periods |
6 | Avoid sitting down for long periods without a break . |