Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know I 'm in for a long night . |
| 2 | ‘ I was there for a long time , but I ca n't remember anyone visiting me . |
| 3 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 4 | She was now in a long , dark room with doors all round the walls , and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere . |
| 5 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 6 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 7 | ‘ I get the feeling we 're in for a long night ’ , she said . |
| 8 | Most of the force have drawn shields and batons , and I 've no doubt we 're in for a long night . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 10 | We were in for a long , rough passage , battling into the wind for seven hours or more . |
| 11 | One evening they were out for a long , long time . |
| 12 | Is this a new disease , something we 've discovered recently , or has it been around for a long time ? |
| 13 | Superb it is too with a long list of discerning enthusiasts ordering it regularly . |
| 14 | It is only after a long period of counselling that she has at last realised that she has to drop her charge against her father , and to forgive him for not being the person that she longed he should be . |
| 15 | It was not until a long time afterwards that Catriona thought she understood the reason Sarah seemed young , which was simple : she looked directly at everyone and let them look back at her . |
| 16 | It was certainly on a long lists of shortlists . |
| 17 | Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while . |