Example sentences of "gone [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
| 2 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 3 | He had been gone for a long time . |
| 4 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 5 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |
| 6 | Well I think that it 's gone on a long time and it 's not |
| 7 | Hilary 's away for the day — gone on a long hike to tune himself up , as he put it . |