Example sentences of "and [verb] for the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel . |
| 2 | That leaves mothers , children and older people behind in the mad scramble for the doors when the bus arrives , to stand packed together jolted and elbowed for the long slow journeys . |
| 3 | An essential element in job creation is the provision of training for school leavers and retraining for the long term unemployed . |
| 4 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 5 | The winner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time , and he receives a blue ribbon to wear round his waist . |