Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for a long time " in BNC.

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1 Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair .
2 She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time .
3 ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’
4 He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness .
5 He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull .
6 Three times in a row he has been champion jockey but his achievement in 1992 , re-wrote the record books and wo n't be equalled by anyone else for a long time to come , if ever .
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