Example sentences of "and [vb past] for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 2 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 3 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 4 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 5 | It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby . |
| 6 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 7 | This brought one of Neil 's cracks of laughter and the comment , ‘ A wily gent , I see , ’ and then silence took over again , and lasted for a long time , until the front door opened , and Matey returned from the sewing circle at St Jude 's Church Hall , and stared at them , sitting there in the dusk , hunched over the board , rapt . |
| 8 | Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging . |
| 9 | She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face . |
| 10 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 11 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 12 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 13 | Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee . |