Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real giants were the lumbering sauropods ( Diplodocus , Brachiosaurus , etc. ) , four-legged dinosaurs , with enormously long necks only matched by equally long tails . |
| 2 | She 's not painted for so long that she 'll just have to be encouraged more and more . |
| 3 | They can concentrate on fast-moving products ( ie goods that sell well ) , so that stock is not held for too long and money is released to buy more goods |
| 4 | Either that or you will have decided to build that extension you 've both wanted for so long to put that rattan furniture in , and when it 's finished discover that the blessed stuff does n't fit at all . |
| 5 | Germany as a country has n't really existed for very long , has it ? |