Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 2 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 3 | The romance novel is unique in popular culture , as a narrative form that is produced and marketed exclusively for a female audience . |
| 4 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |