Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1979 , when it came to power after a long and vicious civil war the new government detained between 7,000 and 8,000 former members of the National Guard . |
| 2 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ I felt good when I returned in March after a long absence from the game with a knee injury . |
| 4 | ‘ I felt good when I returned in March after a long absence from the game with a knee injury . |
| 5 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 7 | In bed that night , Evelyn and Rose talked in whispers for a long time after they were sure that everyone else was asleep . |
| 8 | Brave Melanie Dean , of Fransham Road , Pallister Park , died in January after a long battle against cystic fibrosis . |
| 9 | Emilia lay in silence for a long time , biting her lip . |
| 10 | He stared at Jekub for a long while . |
| 11 | Frau Nordern looked at Erika for a long , long moment . |
| 12 | Piper looked at Luke for a long time as if trying to find a face behind the face . |
| 13 | Energy flashed past Ardamal in a long arc of fire , blistering the side of the shaft , missing his face by less than half a metre . |
| 14 | Indeed he was a great admirer of the Greek philosopher , many of whose concepts stayed with Galileo for a long time , but he demanded to be allowed freedom from dogma and interference to pursue the truth . |
| 15 | He sat in silence for a long time . |
| 16 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 17 | Helen 's face had gone pale and she sat in silence for a long minute . |