Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun sg] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 2 | Leading geriatric specialists fear that old people may be denied help because they stay in hospital for longer than average — and run up bigger bills . |
| 3 | The reason , I 've often reflected , is that programme companies , not entirely untroubled by conscience , feel that the occasional , massive genuflection enables them to live in virtue for long periods . |
| 4 | Studies of people kept in bed for long periods show a redistribution of calcium in the skeleton . |
| 5 | Numbers of refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are held in detention for long periods following their arrival . |