Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | A down bag will suffer no damage if left compressed for a long time — a synthetic-filled one almost certainly will and this is a serious disadvantage . |
| 2 | She wore a light silk dress and thin shoes , which did not seem at all suitable for a long walk in the snow . |
| 3 | The Government refused at first even to meet him , citing the need not to inflame those holding the Beirut hostages , and did precious little more for a long time after the hostages were freed . |
| 4 | We work more or less in the same area but had n't talked to one another for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ They had been against one another for a long time . |
| 6 | Examples of convergence on a large scale occur when two or more continents are isolated from one another for a long time , and a parallel range of " trades " is adopted by unrelated animals on each of the continents . |