Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Do n't worry , Matey , ’ he said to her , leaving the room of many memories , putting his arms about her , seeing with new eyes how old she had grown , and that he was all she had , the last of the many children for whom she had cared in a long life of selfless service . |
2 | Arthur Leopold of County Cork had taken the picture , and the first time Ellie had tiptoed into the bedroom she had stood for a long time staring at the photograph , because it was the first time she had ever seen the likeness of her dead mother . |
3 | After all , she had suspected for a long time now that he was aware of the effect he sometimes had on her . |
4 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
5 | She had known for a long time now . |
6 | She knew she had to travel on a long , stony road , without help or sympathy . |