Example sentences of "[verb] for long [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is never a good idea to sit for long periods but , if this is essential , get up from time to time in order to move the body . |
| 2 | You are going to eat well , sleep for long hours and look at your inheritance . ’ |
| 3 | You body wo n't turn as much as it did before , you get tired more quickly , you 're less able to concentrate for long periods and have to allow for more errors . |
| 4 | He is a widower , with no family and few interests outside the hotel : as a result , he is prepared to work for long hours and generally acts as night porter during the week . |
| 5 | The mother or , more often , the father who is separated for long periods or repeated shorter periods from the home ( through professional requirements , for example , or by prison sentence ) stands in danger of becoming an " inconsiderable " member of the family — one who is of the family group but who , in the child 's eyes , plays little or no part in its procedures , decisions and activities . |
| 6 | My habit of going for long walking and cycling trips alone further exacerbated my reputation for oddness . |
| 7 | All need annual pruning but many flower for long periods and come in lots of colours . |
| 8 | We 'd go for long walks and eat hot meals and watch the sunset . |
| 9 | Get up slowly , do n't stand for long periods and if you feel faint , take some deep , rapid breaths . |
| 10 | The only drawback is the expense if you fish for long sessions and take enough meat to feed continuously . |
| 11 | Baits need to be anchored well on the bottom and left for long periods and leger tactics are more likely to succeed than the float . |