Example sentences of "[verb] out for [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’ |
2 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
3 | Anna read the letter with incomprehension , then put Charlotte into her secondhand pram — donated by the Young Wives ' Group — and went out for a long and significant walk . |
4 | His youngest daughter was almost ready for burial , her body emptied , dried out , repacked , decked out for the long night , bandaged in the finest linen with the scarab placed over her heart , and laid in her case of painted cedarwood . |
5 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
6 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |