Example sentences of "[vb past] for a [adv] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face looked anguished as if she had been secretly angry and victimized for a very long time and it was just beginning to seep out . |
| 2 | The 'phone rang for a very long time and when Mrs Pettifer eventually answered she sounded quite put out . |
| 3 | The saturation resulted in rain , which fell for a very long time . |
| 4 | Despite episcopal censures , the practice continued for a surprisingly long time ; measures were taken to stop Irish clergy so cohabiting as late as the sixth century . |
| 5 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 6 | Miranda fled , unseeing down the dark passage to the lavatory where she sat for a very long time feeling sick to her stomach . |