Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] a long time " in BNC.

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1 She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep .
2 They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time .
3 On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home .
4 It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby .
5 The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door .
6 This brought one of Neil 's cracks of laughter and the comment , ‘ A wily gent , I see , ’ and then silence took over again , and lasted for a long time , until the front door opened , and Matey returned from the sewing circle at St Jude 's Church Hall , and stared at them , sitting there in the dusk , hunched over the board , rapt .
7 When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway .
8 She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces .
9 She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it .
10 Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee .
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