Example sentences of "was [adj] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | He was ill for a long time . |
2 | She fell on her head and was unconscious for a long time . |
3 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
4 | He was silent for a long time . |
5 | Creggan was silent for a long time . |
6 | Campbell put his face in his hands , and was silent for a long time . |
7 | Ipuky sighed , flexing his hands as they lay at the edge of the table , and was silent for a long time . |
8 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |