Example sentences of "[verb] out [prep] [art] long time " in BNC.

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1 Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’
2 Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking .
3 It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness .
4 It seemed to ring out for a long time .
5 Mrs. Mott had been very put out by the long time the builders had stayed in the hall ; the chattering of the girls was the final straw .
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