Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a long [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 2 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 3 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 4 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 5 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 6 | Supertop ran well for a long way in the season 's opener at Doncaster . |
| 7 | ‘ Quite honestly — and who wants to celebrate becoming twenty-six ? — I 'm really looking forward to a long soak in the bath , and then putting my feet up in front of the TV , ’ she added firmly . |