Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun sg] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 2 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 3 | Others do stay in care for a long time . |
| 4 | Her daughter Jessica wrote a letter to the New York court saying : ‘ Please make Amy Fisher stay in jail for a long time so she ca n't hurt my mom again . ’ |
| 5 | Emilia lay in silence for a long time , biting her lip . |
| 6 | She seemed to lie in bed for a long time before falling asleep . |
| 7 | So if you were on night duty , it was n't much use getting off early and going to bed for a couple of hours and then going to court — you might be engaged in court for a long time . |
| 8 | He sat in silence for a long time . |
| 9 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 10 | Helen 's face had gone pale and she sat in silence for a long minute . |