Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [vb past] a long time " in BNC.

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1 After what seemed a long time , but was in fact only seconds , an almost inaudible whisper issued into the room .
2 The rest of us quit a long time ago .
3 Mozart , whose feelings for her took a long time to cool , later wrote more music for her , including the role of Madame Herz in his Singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario ) , and she was the first Viennese Donna Anna in Don Giovanni .
4 I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east .
5 Ruth waited for what seemed a long time .
6 He took the instrument and listened to Sandy 's heart for what seemed a long time .
7 He looked at her for what felt a long time , seemed about to say something more , but in the end let the moment pass .
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