Example sentences of "go [adv] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 32 | The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time . |
| 33 | The royal dinner went on for a long time , but at last Fritz , Sapt , and I were alone in the King 's dressing-room . |
| 34 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 35 | This went on for a long time . |
| 36 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 37 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 38 | The arrival of Islam and the Arabic language was to mark another of the great turning points in the history of Egypt , and their absorption by Egyptian society went on over a long period , being generally a peaceful and incremental process . |
| 39 | Behind the facade , behind the glittering ceremony and the IAAF delegates ’ hotels which were far superior to those for the athletes , there was a lot of wrong-doing , not least the cheating that went on in the long jump where they tried to wangle a bronze medal for Evangelisti , the Italian , by inaccurate measuring . |
| 40 | They had gone on for a long distance , before arriving at a door in a long , anonymous wall ; the letter bearer , a gloomily serious young man with eyebrows which met across his brow , maintaining a severe silence throughout the journey . |
| 41 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 42 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 43 | I go over to the long mirror and have a look . |
| 44 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 45 | No , well that 's it int it ? so er if things are reasonable we might just go away for a long weekend or something , go find us a place in Southport for a weekend |
| 46 | Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress . |
| 47 | Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself . |
| 48 | The courtyard was no longer floodlit but the moon was brilliant , filling the room with light , and Maggie slid from her bed and went quickly to the long window that led to the veranda . |
| 49 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 50 | All went well on the long trip to the Jebel mountains and from there the intrepid raiding party set off for their target . |
| 51 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 52 | It stopped for a moment , then went quietly into the long grass and disappeared for ever . |