Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were both quiet for a long time both thinking much the same thing : was such a pretence a way of beginning or would it destroy the might have-been ? |
| 2 | After all , you really were quite ill for a long time . |
| 3 | Lawson himself , while neither tactful nor popular , was astonishingly successful for a long period . |
| 4 | The boat was too small for a long journey , and I did not want to die at sea . |
| 5 | I was very unhappy for a long time after that . |
| 6 | He admitted quietly , ‘ I was very sad for a long time , but not now . |