Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] for a long time " in BNC.

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1	Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate .
2	She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep .
3	They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time .
4	On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home .
5	It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby .
6	The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door .
7	This brought one of Neil 's cracks of laughter and the comment , ‘ A wily gent , I see , ’ and then silence took over again , and lasted for a long time , until the front door opened , and Matey returned from the sewing circle at St Jude 's Church Hall , and stared at them , sitting there in the dusk , hunched over the board , rapt .
8	When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway .
9	She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces .
10	She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it .
11	Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee .

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