Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 2 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 3 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 4 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 5 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 6 | The cab drove steadily out of Brighton on the London Road , and then , at the summit of the Downs , turned left down a long lane . |
| 7 | President Vieira on Nov. 6 returned abruptly after a long period abroad , during which time he had received medical treatment and visited the United States and Taiwan . |
| 8 | The magazine in her hand plumed upwards in a long flame , belching smoke . |
| 9 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 10 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 11 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 12 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 13 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |
| 14 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 15 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 16 | He did so after a long consultation with the Prime Minister . |
| 17 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 18 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 19 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 20 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 21 | And Mary as he had first seen her appeared before him again like an apparition as he slid slowly into a long sleep . |
| 22 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Notts went ahead when Mike Simpson volleyed home after a long throw-in . |
| 25 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 26 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 27 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 29 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 30 | She stayed there for a long time . |