Example sentences of "[verb] i [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you ever take drugs ? ’ the senator asked me after a long silence . |
| 2 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 3 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 4 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm angry because — because you think you can add me to a long line of women notched on your belt . |
| 6 | Indeed , the fact that he did not refer her to a different psychiatrist convinced me for a long time that I had misconstrued the situation . |