Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [art] long [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Luke , she knew , would be occupied for a long time yet , drinking coffee with the other women , talking over the day , helping to cement working relationships for the future .
2 After all , she had suspected for a long time now that he was aware of the effect he sometimes had on her .
3 We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel .
4 I think it 's been closed for a long time actually .
5 We 've both known for a long time how we feel about each other and all the reasons why nothing can ever come of it .
6 She had known for a long time now .
7 Examinations with a scanning electron microscope show that cowpeas that have been stored for a long time readily lose protein when soaked , whereas samples stored without soaking do not lose protein .
8 ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began .
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