Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] for a long " in BNC.

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1 Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall …
2 He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull .
3 Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair .
4 MIDDLESBROUGH Bears , facing their first Homefire League match of the 1992 season in only two weeks ' time , need another good result against Glasgow at Cleveland Park tonight to fire them up for a long and hard campaign .
5 ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’
6 Seem to put them away for a long while but
7 He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness .
8 Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air .
9 ‘ I 've heard so much about you , ’ she said to me , as though settling herself in for a long cosy chat .
10 She knew only , as they made their slow way along the beach back to the town , that she felt exhausted but peaceful , even momentarily carefree , as if she had shed burdens that had been weighing her down for a long time .
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