Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun] for [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless his enthusiasm , unbounded energy and genuine passion for technology promises a period of unprecedented activity with new ideas and innovative developments not seen in Australia for a long time .
2 We walked in silence for a long time .
3 Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time .
4 ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think .
5 Others do stay in care for a long time .
6 In bed that night , Evelyn and Rose talked in whispers for a long time after they were sure that everyone else was asleep .
7 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 . ’
8 Is he aware that there will be general satisfaction with the help that he has given to St. Asaph business park , which is one of the best developments to have emerged in Rhuddlan for a long time ?
9 Emilia lay in silence for a long time , biting her lip .
10 She seemed to lie in bed for a long time before falling asleep .
11 Dogs which have lived in kennels for a long time can be particularly difficult to house-train successfully , although this is helped by the fact that they will only defecate about twice a day .
12 Where possible the ore , as has been mentioned , was hand dressed in preparation for the long journey to Keswick .
13 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 .
14 He sat in silence for a long time .
15 We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while .
16 Helen 's face had gone pale and she sat in silence for a long minute .
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