Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for a long time " in BNC.
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31 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
32 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
33 | They sat for a long time on brown plastic seats in a white corridor . |
34 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
35 | It rang for a long time , and he thought he was going to be out of luck , but eventually the receiver was picked up the other end . |
36 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
37 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
38 | 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 . |
39 | He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out . |
40 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
41 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
42 | He spoke for a long time . |
43 | Even as he asked the question , Seb realised that it no longer hurt in the way it had for a long time . |
44 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
45 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
46 | Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals . |
47 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
48 | And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour . |
49 | He considered for a long time . |