Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a very long time " in BNC.
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1 | Her face looked anguished as if she had been secretly angry and victimized for a very long time and it was just beginning to seep out . |
2 | It seemed like a very long time ago when I and others followed Lovat into this house . |
3 | The 'phone rang for a very long time and when Mrs Pettifer eventually answered she sounded quite put out . |
4 | The saturation resulted in rain , which fell for a very long time . |
5 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
6 | Miranda fled , unseeing down the dark passage to the lavatory where she sat for a very long time feeling sick to her stomach . |