Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] a [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 2 | It was immediately clear that the book had been undisturbed for a very long time , perhaps even since it had been laid to rest . |
| 3 | If we have recently lost sleep ( after a week of trying to sleep in the daytime , for example ) or have been awake for an unusually long time , then the amount of deep sleep is increased but it is still concentrated in the earlier part of sleep . |
| 4 | I have myself been involved in a considerably longer local planning enquiry , Mrs , and er I certainly wish to learn from experiences there and elsewhere where problems over late documents have occurred . |
| 5 | With brightness masking , subjects report that although the target appeared to be present for a reasonably long period it was too vaguely defined — its contrast was too low for it to be identifiable . |
| 6 | In particular , the transition to democracy has seen a condensed and accelerated process of institutionalization of industrial relations , and of accompanying political exchange between the labour movement , employers and the state that would normally only be observable over a far longer period . |
| 7 | Most people thinks that 's a very long way off , but in the case of something like health then erm we certainly agree health is good for a very long way . |