Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 2 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 3 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 4 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 5 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 7 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 8 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 9 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 10 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 12 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 13 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 14 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 15 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 16 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 17 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 18 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 20 | She stayed there for a long time . |
| 21 | He stayed there for a long time . |
| 22 | He stayed there for a long time , until he was sure that the dogs had gone , then he came out . |
| 23 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |