Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] for a long " in BNC.

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1 She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished .
2 He was quiet for a long while , and the snow blew against his huddled body , piling up .
3 He was silent for a long time .
4 He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope .
5 He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her .
6 He was ill for a long time .
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