Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [prep] a [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I literally stopped seeing for a very long time . |
| 2 | The corrosion emanated from the joint between the bottom of the pressure dome and the fuselage and there was nicotine tar staining on the edge of the corroded area indicating that it had developed over a relatively long period . |
| 3 | Unkindly , I laughed and told him that that sounded just about the worst idea I had heard for a very long time . |
| 4 | They had the easy familiarity of two people who knew each other very well indeed , and had done for a very long time . |
| 5 | In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time . |
| 6 | Christian festivals had coexisted for a very long time with ancient non-Christian celebrations . |
| 7 | It was impossible to do anything except admit something that she had known for a very long time . |