Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enjoyment of gross physical activity goes on for a long time , progressing to skipping and rushing-about games . |
| 2 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 3 | No water flows from the sprinklers here , and clearly has n't for a long time . |
| 4 | She lies there for a long time , not saying nothing . |
| 5 | ‘ Hangs about for a long time , that smell . ’ |