Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 4 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |