Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 62 | I think it 's all over for a long time . |
| 63 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |
| 64 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 65 | TAKE OFF FOR A LONG WEEKEND WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF CITROËN |
| 66 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 67 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 68 | If you 're not doing it like that and you 're in a conversation or atmosphere in the room , when I find it , this little gadget is wonderful , this will pick up for a long way , this will pick up the dogs next door , if there was no other noise in this room . |
| 69 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 70 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 71 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 72 | You might say that this thing had been brewing up for a long time , that the threat was there ; they had n't seen it . |
| 73 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 74 | Tonight was just the culmination of what 's been building up for a long time . ’ |
| 75 | As Julian & co limber up for the long haul , you get the feeling they never really hated rock as the survivors of post-punk seemed to . |
| 76 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 77 | Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’ |
| 78 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 79 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |
| 80 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 81 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
| 82 | His youngest daughter was almost ready for burial , her body emptied , dried out , repacked , decked out for the long night , bandaged in the finest linen with the scarab placed over her heart , and laid in her case of painted cedarwood . |
| 83 | Daisy had been back for a long time ; she looked white and pinched . |
| 84 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |
| 85 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |
| 86 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 87 | Marijuana , liberalism , wild living and protestation had been around for a long time . |
| 88 | As W Somerset Maugham once pointed out , short stories have been around for a long time . |
| 89 | The principles of magnetic recording had been around for a long time . |
| 90 | It will be around for a long time . |