Example sentences of "it [vb past] [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 It seemed to go on for a long time .
2 It seemed to go on for a very long time .
3 It seemed to ring out for a long time .
4 I was surprised , for I had lost all count of time and had felt it had gone on for a week .
5 It stayed poised there for a moment and another question , another proclamation of innocence , then he brought it down ready to drive into the small man 's stomach again .
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