Example sentences of "[vb past] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particular units who operated for long periods at a time in the jungle became so adept in their surroundings they became known as ‘ Green Ghosts ’ . |
| 2 | The twelfth century was characterized , therefore , by fewer but more protracted wars , which smouldered for long periods between short , sharp bouts of conflict , like the war that covered must of the reigns of Henry I of England and Louis VI of France , the one inaugurated by the great rebellion of 1173 , which outlived both Louis VII and Henry II , or that against Catalan claims in the south . |
| 3 | They should have done much better as they dominated for long spells , but failed miserably in the art of scoring . |
| 4 | We again dominated for long periods just like against ‘ Pool on Saturday but just could not score . |
| 5 | Children employed by such as William Douglas at his cotton mill in Salford were often taken from the workhouse at six or seven years old and worked for long hours , and were sometimes so ill-treated that they committed suicide . |
| 6 | And almost every day she went for long walks on the moors with her dog , Keeper . |
| 7 | Twice , men went for long journeys across the snow . |
| 8 | Laura often went for long walks on her own into the hills behind Carno railway station . |
| 9 | Arthur and I went for long walks — and that little village was the best place in the world . |
| 10 | She went for long solitary hikes along well-marked trails . |
| 11 | Like so many of the visitors , though he was dressed in the bright overalls of the Men he stared for long periods into the Cages , but it seemed to Creggan that his staring was different from the others and less cruel . |
| 12 | Although they struggled for long periods against the same Turkey side England beat 4-0 last month , Graham Taylor — watching from the stands — said : ‘ Of the three results possible , this was the worst one . |
| 13 | Oh , yes , you could , you certainly could , and as I said for long periods , parental an and offspring self interest will overlap . |
| 14 | Duck or diver , it had dived , and , though I waited for long minutes , it did not appear again . |
| 15 | While the progress towards the reunion of separated churches has been much slower than many had hoped , the last sixty years have seen dialogue and joint action at many levels , from the local to the international , between Christian communities which had for long centuries been very largely isolated from each other . |
| 16 | Plummer swallowed hard and froze for long seconds . |
| 17 | More and more they were now given the title of " extraordinary " , even when they remained for long periods at the courts to which they were sent : increasingly the term , applied to either an ambassador or an envoy , became a mere title of honour . |
| 18 | In old age she sat for long periods by her bedroom window , looking out over roof-tops to distant church spires and tower blocks . |