Example sentences of "[verb] up for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of legitimacy with the general public such a strategy could also be effective , since the public can be reassured that the really ‘ serious , offenders about whom they are most concerned will be kept locked up for long periods . |
| 2 | ‘ The higher risk prisoners are locked up for longer . |
| 3 | The English girls , as I recall , were still faithfully standing by the camera we had set up for long shots , having been asked to press the button at appropriate moments when we were not in frame . |
| 4 | I must admit I kept him tied up for longer than I was advised as I wanted to make sure he was capable of moving about safely as he invariably would want to look out of the door and then go back to his food . |
| 5 | But a third group , induced to feel purringly happy , remained blocked up for longer than patients who had no treatment at all . |