Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] for long " in BNC.

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1 Although they struggled for long periods against the same Turkey side England beat 4-0 last month , Graham Taylor — watching from the stands — said : ‘ Of the three results possible , this was the worst one .
2 Arthur and I went for long walks — and that little village was the best place in the world .
3 Oh , yes , you could , you certainly could , and as I said for long periods , parental an and offspring self interest will overlap .
4 Duck or diver , it had dived , and , though I waited for long minutes , it did not appear again .
5 More and more they were now given the title of " extraordinary " , even when they remained for long periods at the courts to which they were sent : increasingly the term , applied to either an ambassador or an envoy , became a mere title of honour .
6 They should have done much better as they dominated for long spells , but failed miserably in the art of scoring .
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