Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huddled together on the muddy earth floor they were content for a long time to embrace one another without speaking . |
| 2 | ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’ |
| 3 | The two girls were quiet for a long time after the door closed ; then suddenly , unaccountably , they started to push one another , boisterously mimicking Moran : ‘ God , O God , what did I do to deserve such a crowd ? |
| 4 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 5 | They were silent for a long time . |
| 6 | Towards the end of his life he told Osbert Sitwell ; ‘ Any talent I may have was due to a long illness as a boy , which afforded me time to think , and subsequent ill-health , because I was not allowed to play games , and so had to teach myself , for my enjoyment , to use my eyes instead of my feet . ’ |
| 7 | He was ill for a long time . |
| 8 | She fell on her head and was unconscious for a long time . |
| 9 | He was married before-for a long time — to a woman who had an incurable disease . |
| 10 | Karen was tired after a long day , so she fell asleep while she was driving . |
| 11 | He was elegant in a long black close-fitting Indian coat ; and when he shook Mr Biswas by the hand Mr Biswas surrendered to his graciousness , at the same time noting with satisfaction that Pankaj Rai was as short as himself and had an equally ugly nose . |
| 12 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
| 13 | He was silent for a long time . |
| 14 | He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope . |
| 15 | Creggan was silent for a long time . |
| 16 | Campbell put his face in his hands , and was silent for a long time . |
| 17 | Ipuky sighed , flexing his hands as they lay at the edge of the table , and was silent for a long time . |
| 18 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 19 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 20 | Rachel was silent for a long moment , her face pale . |
| 21 | Leah bore him children , but Rachel was barren for a long period during which Jacob had children by her maidservant before she eventually gave birth to Joseph and then Benjamin . |
| 22 | He was quiet for a long while , and the snow blew against his huddled body , piling up . |