Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were apparently going away for a long weekend vacation . |
| 2 | This peak was not reached again for a long period , but by 1989 it had reached 76.4 per cent ( Employment Gazette , November 1989 ) . |
| 3 | No , well that 's it int it ? so er if things are reasonable we might just go away for a long weekend or something , go find us a place in Southport for a weekend |
| 4 | They were told a carefully graduated series of lies : first that their mother was staying in hospital for a while , then that she might not come home for a long time , and finally that she might never come back . |
| 5 | He 's probably going away for a long time , that 's why . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've always been really good friends but had n't worked together for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |