Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] for so long [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are exceptions , like Pizza Express , which has survived for so long and is still very successful because quality is paramount . |
| 2 | We thought he 'd burst in and take away everything we had — everything I 'd worked for so long and so hard , and he did n't deserve any of it . |
| 3 | A shadowy image of herself stood there , nodding and smiling shyly , while the real Isabel remained in the cold , lonely place she had inhabited for so long and grimly decided that the first step was almost accomplished . |
| 4 | All those words he had hoarded for so long and released so grudgingly . |
| 5 | Her large eyes were fixed on him , and she wished that she could go away and leave him in peace when he had laboured for so long and so hard . |