Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could well have returned late at night and she not heard him , though she had stayed awake for a long time , listening for the sound of the horses , the carriage wheels on the drive . |
| 2 | Innovators therefore have a good chance of being left alone for a long time . |
| 3 | He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time . |
| 4 | It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water . |
| 5 | Vologsky 's need to feel that he was not alone in the world had lain dormant for a long time . |