Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] for a long " in BNC.

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1 Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time .
2 We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time .
3 It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’
4 One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept .
5 ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’
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