Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] long time [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
2 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
3 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
6 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |