Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time they " in BNC.

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1 For a long time they just held each other there under the stars .
2 For a long time they treated the question of political power as wholly subordinate to the social struggle .
3 For a long time they had led a life of measured grace ; regular sedate walks with their mistress , superb food in ample quantities and long snoring sessions on the rugs and armchairs .
4 And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing .
5 For a long time they did not speak .
6 Finally her arms went gently round his waist , and for a long time they sat there , while he listened to the sounds of the party , and felt — against his side , and within the perimeter his arm made around her — the gentle ebb and flow of her breath , Please , please , do n't come now , Mrs Hunter .
7 For a long time they clung together so until , with a haggard shaking of her head , Emilia freed herself from the embrace , struggled for , and found , a measure of composure .
8 The characteristic of all those areas is that for a long time they have been Labour controlled , although Conservatives have been in control in Brent for the past year and the Liberal Democrats have recently been in control in Tower Hamlets .
9 Afterwards she clung to him , the tears wet on her cheeks , and for a long time they lay together in silence as the light of the October evening faded around them .
10 Luce buried her face against Michele 's neck and for a long time they sat without moving or speaking .
11 For a long time they thought it might have been dysentery , but thank goodness it did n't turn out to be that serious .
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