Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 2 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 5 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 8 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 10 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 11 | 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 . |