Example sentences of "were [adv] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | We were in for a long , rough passage , battling into the wind for seven hours or more . |
| 3 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 4 | She and Sebastian were off on a long honeymoon , to spend two months in Tuscany in an old farmhouse belonging to friends of Deborah and Stephen : it was temporarily in need of a caretaker . |
| 5 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 6 | One evening they were out for a long , long time . |
| 7 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |