Example sentences of "for [art] long [noun] in the " in BNC.

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1 He and his co-pilot settled down in the darkness for the long flight in the cramped cockpit .
2 ‘ She 's gone to Sam 's party , ’ said Scarlet , hastily , applying the brush to her hair and wondering why it made you feel so odd if you looked at yourself for a long while in the glass .
3 Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster .
4 Those and many other pressures may distract them from remaining for a long period in the Territorial Army .
5 ‘ People always want to see how the Führer looks , whether he is serious or laughing , ’ and had expressed disappointment that they had not even heard his voice for a long time in the newsreels , for , as one report put it , ‘ the words of the Führer are gospel for the people ’ .
6 But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck .
7 He must have worked for a long time in the garage .
8 A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 .
9 but erm , er at a stage that they are in and been for a long time in the States as we will have to er get armed , well I 'm sorry to say this but it seems like it
10 She lay for a long time in the enveloping warmth of the bath-water , feeling a strange sense of sadness .
11 When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway .
12 Going for a long walk in the country on a Sunday afternoon when you 've got a lot of marking still to do , or having an affair with a colleague — they could go either way .
13 Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air .
14 She wore a light silk dress and thin shoes , which did not seem at all suitable for a long walk in the snow .
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