Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research studies , however , including ( … ) those of Wolkind and Kozaruk ( 1983 ) on children placed through the Adoption Resource Exchange , and Reich and Lewis ( 1986 ) , and Maca-skill ( 1985a ) concerning the agency Parents for Children , indicate that children who have been placed against their parents ' wishes seem to be settling quite well , but there are insufficient numbers , followed up for insufficiently long , for us to know what the impact of adoption of older children without consent is going to be in the long term . |
| 2 | And then borrow it again on a Friday or a Saturday and this went on for so long er he 'd eventually Tom said , by the way Jack , he said , whose pound note , whose pound is this ? |
| 3 | ‘ I can not say what he actually said because it was so bad , and it went on for so long . |
| 4 | And if I 'm a wicked , evil news reporter , I 'm going to leave out all the nice , positive things that you said , because you went on for so long I 'm interviewing you at half past twelve for the one o'clock news . |
| 5 | Broadly speaking , sound was good but Mr Ponor felt the sound of the carriage at the beginning was a little distracting and went on for too long . |
| 6 | I ca n't remember much about that first talk , but it went on for much longer than the five to ten minutes it was supposed to last . |
| 7 | Anna 's affair went on for much longer and she became so dependent on it that there was no way she could go back . |
| 8 | The staff " spiritual " meetings on Friday night and the ever-present mercy seat also helped to ensure no grievance simmered on for too long , though " it was n't an angelic community by any means " . |
| 9 | I wonder how many of you battled on for much longer than the allocated time or got demoralised and gave up ? |
| 10 | Beware though , if you leave the bubble meter topped up for too long . |
| 11 | Robyn 's voice quivered and she could feel the tears , held back for so long , welling up inside . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know why I held out for so long . ’ |