Example sentences of "for a long time in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Also , the slow course of the disease implied that any drug would have to be given for a long time in order to be effective and so would have to be particularly harmless to patients .
2 He must have saved up his pocket money for a long time in order to buy one of Uncle Philip 's masks .
3 It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate .
4 I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell .
5 I 've a father in law who was er for a long time in charge of the erm er financial side of the P A Y E side of the er National Dental Estimates Board in Eastbourne in Sussex
6 He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything .
7 When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement .
8 This view remained dominant for a long time in sociology , but more recently other sociologists have become reluctant to view people as happy robots , acting out predetermined roles .
9 They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore .
10 But the old Jew sat for a long time in silence as the wind and rain in the darkness outside lashed at the windows of Damiani 's old home .
11 They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone .
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