Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had sat with her in the long dark evenings , had made sure she ate at mealtimes . |
| 2 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time . |
| 4 | His dark eyes flickered at me like a long sooty flame , then he looked down again . |
| 5 | Dierdriu had looked at her for a long moment . |
| 6 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
| 7 | This was partly because the traditional school library catalogue , devised by teachers untrained in library methods , aimed to meet only the very simple demands which , alas , were made of it in the long decades of neglect . |
| 8 | The above account was written to me in a long , beautifully typed letter . |
| 9 | Erm Mr referred to er put great store it seemed to me on the long term effectiveness of of of reducing er building . |
| 10 | Mouse took its head in his hands and met its eyes , looking at it for a long moment . |
| 11 | That 's what I I 've thought about it for a long |
| 12 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 13 | She suffered so much when he did casuals that he 'd lied about it for a long time . |
| 14 | We must , surely , eventually get to recovery , but we have been waiting for it for a long time . |
| 15 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
| 16 | He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing . |
| 17 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
| 18 | There is still much to be done but the more we ‘ get it right first time ’ the more confidence our customers will have to remain with us for the long term future . |
| 19 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 20 | Sticking with it for the long haul , typically 5–7 years . |
| 21 | We talked about her for a long time , and I think our Chairman was impressed . |
| 22 | But I do n't think people , some people like you to chat with them for a long time , other people they just like you to serve the , so they can go . |
| 23 | It has seemed to us for a long time that something special about Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane is called for , and this is an attempt to meet that need . |
| 24 | Sheila talks to her mother about the situation and her mother says the social workers are quite right ; Sheila was heavy-handed with the children and has had this coming to her for a long time . |
| 25 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |
| 26 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
| 28 | My father looked after me on the long journey home , and sat with me for every minute . |
| 29 | But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes . |
| 30 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |