Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Middlesbrough deserved their win after leading for a long spell , though manager Lennie Lawrence 's heart must have sank when Tranmere snatched an 86th-minute equaliser . |
| 2 | José Napoleón Duarte , 64 , President of El Salvador in 1980-1982 and 1984-1989 , died on Feb. 23 after suffering for a long time from cancer . |
| 3 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 4 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
| 5 | Those and many other pressures may distract them from remaining for a long period in the Territorial Army . |
| 6 | The two silent watchers dropped to the ground and stayed there without moving for a long time . |
| 7 | Hambro Countrywide 's shares soared 7p to 36p on Hill 's bullish comments , boosting its market value by nearly 25% , as the stock market savoured the first piece of good news about housing for a long time . |