Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv prt] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know I 'm in for a long night . |
| 2 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 3 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 4 | ‘ I get the feeling we 're in for a long night ’ , she said . |
| 5 | Most of the force have drawn shields and batons , and I 've no doubt we 're in for a long night . ’ |
| 6 | We were in for a long , rough passage , battling into the wind for seven hours or more . |
| 7 | One evening they were out for a long , long time . |
| 8 | Is this a new disease , something we 've discovered recently , or has it been around for a long time ? |