Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair . |
2 | She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time . |
3 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
4 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
5 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |