Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adj] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creggan was silent for a long time . |
| 2 | The two girls were quiet for a long time after the door closed ; then suddenly , unaccountably , they started to push one another , boisterously mimicking Moran : ‘ God , O God , what did I do to deserve such a crowd ? |
| 3 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
| 4 | Leah bore him children , but Rachel was barren for a long period during which Jacob had children by her maidservant before she eventually gave birth to Joseph and then Benjamin . |
| 5 | Rachel was silent for a long moment , her face pale . |