Example sentences of "[vb past] for [adv] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The images lingered for only a brief time before changing , the Retreat demolished in the storm of stones and a new structure raised in the whirl : the Tower of the Tabula Rasa . |
| 2 | We walked for quite a long time and covered a good deal of ground . |
| 3 | It survived for quite a long time , until the accumulating ash had built up to such a thickness that its chain would no longer allow it to keep above the ash , and it died , its dreadful last moments clearly visible in its taut body , arched back and straining neck . |
| 4 | I waited for quite a long time . |
| 5 | I slept for only a short time each night , and I did not eat much food . |
| 6 | Henry sat for quite a long time thinking about the conversation between Elinor and her mother as they hurtled down the Paso della Lagastrella , brakeless . |