Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 2 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 3 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
| 4 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 5 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 6 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 7 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 8 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 10 | He stayed there for a long time . |
| 11 | He stayed there for a long time , until he was sure that the dogs had gone , then he came out . |