Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] long time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 2 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 3 | Alice was understandably puzzled , saying , ‘ Well in our country you 'd generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time as we 've been doing . ’ |
| 4 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 5 | The first was occupied by Miss Trimby , the last of a family that had lived there for a long time whilst her neighbours were Mr. & Mrs. Collins with their middle-aged bachelor son . |
| 6 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Daouad , you will not see the Sukkariya again for a long time unless you answer my questions . ’ |