Example sentences of "[vb past] for a very long [noun] " 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 The 'phone rang for a very long time and when Mrs Pettifer eventually answered she sounded quite put out .
3 It reads : ‘ Went for a very long bike ride and I was n't tired but Dad was knackered . ’
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 .
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