Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] for a long time " in BNC.
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1 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
2 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
3 | Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’ |
4 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
5 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
6 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
7 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
8 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |
9 | I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across . |