Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked Terry more than anyone I 'd met for a long time , and we talked every day . |
| 2 | The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets . |
| 3 | An enormous boxer hurled himself on me in delight , clawing at my chest with the biggest , horniest feet I had seen for a long time . |
| 4 | And I realised , well I had realised for a long time that dieting was n't the answer for me . |
| 5 | SAFER THAN I HAD FELT FOR A LONG , LONG TIME |
| 6 | The night before , I had gone for a long , lonely walk along the banks of the Tormes , crossing and recrossing the Roman bridge , hoping against hope that I might somehow find you also walking there . |
| 7 | I stood staring for a long while . |