Example sentences of "[adv] for a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 2 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 3 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 4 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 5 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 6 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 7 | He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club . |
| 8 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 9 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 10 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 11 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 12 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 13 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 14 | ‘ But they say he must n't go home and live on his own , not for a long while at any rate . ’ |
| 15 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 16 | They looked as if they had been dressed in a hurry and not very suitably for a long walk on the headland , even in a warm autumn . |
| 17 | Hayman thought deeply for a long while before making up his mind . |
| 18 | TAKE OFF FOR A LONG WEEKEND WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF CITROËN |
| 19 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 20 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 21 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 22 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
| 23 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |
| 24 | I prefer the consistent VIKING ROCKET , who ran well for a long way behind Captain Dibble in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 25 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 26 | So we are talking in general terms about being willing to share our time , energy , space and care , particularly with people who have been recently bereaved through some major form of loss , maybe for a shod period of time while they readjust , maybe for a long time as the person or people involved learn to face life 's vicissitudes alone . |
| 27 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |