Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [prep] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the all-important matter of holding a Council he was prepared to wait on the king 's convenience for a long time : he was never one to underestimate the needs of secular government . |
| 2 | Afterwards , Seb lay with his head cradled against Carrie 's breast for a long time . |
| 3 | They had known about Charlotte 's book for a long time . |
| 4 | She stayed in the Ladies ' room for a long time , amongst girls fainting , and weeping and grieving over laddered stockings , and when she emerged he had disappeared . |
| 5 | And then the Knife flashed again , describing an arc in the dark room that stayed in the watchers ' vision for a long time . |