Example sentences of "look for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously a tall , long-legged person will need a big horse ; I recently sold a 17.3hh gelding to a man of six foot eight who had been looking for a long time ! |
| 2 | The Possessed looked for a long time like losing its way , and Dostoevsky would surely concede that in so far as the design was , to use his own word , tendentious , this was bound to be so . |
| 3 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
| 4 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 5 | Tony Dobson put Portsmouth ahead early on and it looked for a long time as though that was going to be the only goal of the game . |