Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] for a long " in BNC.
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| 31 | We 've known each other for a long time . ’ |
| 32 | When the music stopped they looked at each other for a long moment , then reluctantly drew apart . |
| 33 | They looked at each other for a long time . |
| 34 | I 've knocked about a bit in the last few years I suppose , but I was always restless until I came to a very ordinary house in a rather dingy London suburb , where there was a large and interesting family who had been in the same place for a long time . |
| 35 | Most shoplifters give themselves away by constantly looking around at cameras and cashiers or staying in the same area for a long time . |
| 36 | ‘ I 'm not afraid to admit that I wanted you last night , more than I 've wanted any woman for a long time . ’ |
| 37 | I 've had enough company for a long time . ’ |
| 38 | The balance of power was shifting back to favour the landlord , and it was to remain that way for a long time . |
| 39 | ‘ It jolted me into making the decision to quit , but I 'd been moving that way for a long time . |
| 40 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |