Example sentences of "[pron] for a long while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
| 2 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 3 | My brother was with her for a long while . |
| 4 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
| 5 | The water for drinking they used to collect from the gutters and erm it used to go into big barrels and then they used to boil it for a long while . |
| 6 | A chap named , ooh , Harry , he used to keep it for a long while , and er then of course , th the post office was on the er , opposite side of the road to where it is now . |
| 7 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |