Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
| 2 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |
| 3 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 4 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 5 | I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across . |
| 6 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 7 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |