Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And he went on his way with the youngest brother until they came to a long glade in the forest . |
2 | They walked down a long corridor with heavy doors on both sides . |
3 | They kissed for a long time , and indeed there was still longing there , in both of them , a kind of hopeless longing . |
4 | But then again there have n't really been any bands that have said what they felt in a long time . ’ |
5 | They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance . |
6 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
7 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
8 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
9 | They sat for a long time on brown plastic seats in a white corridor . |