Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 32 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 33 | The noise went on for a long time . |
| 34 | He went on for a long time — we had such energy , then , in our quarrels — and sank deeper and deeper into what was really absurdity , saying that it was all his fault , he had been a lousy husband , too absorbed in his job to notice I was bored and fretting because I was ‘ wasting my education ’ , and that if only I had been ‘ straight ’ with him , we could have done something to put this right . |
| 35 | That went on for a long time . |
| 36 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 37 | The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time . |
| 38 | The royal dinner went on for a long time , but at last Fritz , Sapt , and I were alone in the King 's dressing-room . |
| 39 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 40 | This went on for a long time . |
| 41 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 42 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 43 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 44 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 45 | Nobody passed by for a long time , and he could just hear the faint music in the distance . |
| 46 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 47 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 48 | It seemed to ring out for a long time . |
| 49 | Oh , certainly , yes , yes , and and it carried on for a long time afterwards , and and I think is is still used in some selection processes . |
| 50 | ‘ It dragged on for a long time afterwards . |
| 51 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 52 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |
| 55 | I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across . |