Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] there for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I went there for a little bit , and then we moved on , moved off from there , do you see ? |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | And they sat in the car with the windows down in the freezing dawn and they watched the distant city lights going out under the dawn at five in the morning , they sat there for a full half hour , looking , and thinking how beautiful the city looked at this time and at this distance … |
| 8 | Cursing and gasping , he lay there for a full five minutes , the surprisingly intact fish by his side . |
| 9 | He stayed there for a long time . |
| 10 | He stayed there for a long time , until he was sure that the dogs had gone , then he came out . |