Example sentences of "[noun sg] went [adv prt] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 The last dance went on for a long time .
2 This sort of exchange went on for a long time .
3 The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening .
4 The noise went on for a long time .
5 The arrival of Islam and the Arabic language was to mark another of the great turning points in the history of Egypt , and their absorption by Egyptian society went on over a long period , being generally a peaceful and incremental process .
6 ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police .
7 And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR .
8 At nine-thirty tea was served in the next room and conversation went on for a long time , above all if Mérimée or Octave Feuillet ( the novelist who was librarian at Fontainebleau ) were seated next to the Empress .
9 The royal dinner went on for a long time , but at last Fritz , Sapt , and I were alone in the King 's dressing-room .
10 The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time .
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