Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | We travelled for a long time . |
| 32 | They kissed for a long time , and indeed there was still longing there , in both of them , a kind of hopeless longing . |
| 33 | They halted for a short time near midafternoon to rest the horses . |
| 34 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 35 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 36 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
| 37 | They sat for a long time on brown plastic seats in a white corridor . |
| 38 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 39 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 40 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 41 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 42 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out . |
| 48 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
| 49 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 50 | He spoke for a long time . |
| 51 | Even as he asked the question , Seb realised that it no longer hurt in the way it had for a long time . |
| 52 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
| 53 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
| 54 | Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals . |
| 55 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | He considered for a long time . |