Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
3 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
4 | ‘ I 've heard so much about you , ’ she said to me , as though settling herself in for a long cosy chat . |
5 | 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 . |