Example sentences of "she [verb] there for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She lies there for a long time , not saying nothing . |
2 | She stayed there for a long time . |
3 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
4 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
5 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
6 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |