Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 2 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 3 | ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’ |
| 4 | Huddled together on the muddy earth floor they were content for a long time to embrace one another without speaking . |
| 5 | They were silent for a long time . |
| 6 | He was married before-for a long time — to a woman who had an incurable disease . |
| 7 | He was elegant in a long black close-fitting Indian coat ; and when he shook Mr Biswas by the hand Mr Biswas surrendered to his graciousness , at the same time noting with satisfaction that Pankaj Rai was as short as himself and had an equally ugly nose . |
| 8 | He was quiet for a long while , and the snow blew against his huddled body , piling up . |
| 9 | He was silent for a long time . |
| 10 | He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope . |
| 11 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 12 | He was ill for a long time . |