Example sentences of "[verb] so long [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Aye , I think " till do , but the pleasure of considering I shall so entirely have her in my power is not a little disturbed by reflecting how terribly the poor creature will be shocked at finding that innocence betrayed she has so long and worthily defended . |
2 | On July 25th , 1908 , the rails forced their way into Denwood , and those who had been waiting so long and patiently considered that the prizes were theirs at last . |
3 | THE cast list of the real-life royal soap opera is now getting so long and so complicated that all except its most avid followers can be forgiven for losing track . |
4 | She sipped her tea and looked so long and thoughtfully into the fire that Carrie began to think she had forgotten her . |
5 | Cézanne died in 1906 with the feeling of only partially having achieved the end for which he had striven so long and hard . |
6 | Ranulf believed the French were responsible ; Corbett at first agreed , but then queried why they had waited so long and privately concluded that the attackers were from Lord Bruce 's retinue . |