Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] for a long " in BNC.

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1 He always found room for a long line of sweet peas ; it gave him immense pleasure to pick an armful of these , take them home , present them to Mum and fill the house with their glorious scent .
2 But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck .
3 Edward looked up from the picture and studied mc for a long moment .
4 James , a £1.3million signing from Watford , looked set for a long run but his mistakes have persuaded Souness to take him out of the spotlight .
5 The Grantley Ripper looked set for a long reign of terror .
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