Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for a long time " in BNC.

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1 In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space .
2 ‘ I do n't think that will happen again for a long time , ’ said Davis , who comes to Goffs for this year 's event with confidence boosted by triumphs in the British and European Opens .
3 ‘ That woman friend of the boss who clings to his arm in the moonlight — do you think she will stay here for a long time ? ’
4 It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline .
5 History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War .
6 The list could go on for a long time .
7 This is another list that could go on for a long time .
8 The argument will go on for a long time .
9 I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell .
10 But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear ,
11 It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’
12 The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time .
13 They were told a carefully graduated series of lies : first that their mother was staying in hospital for a while , then that she might not come home for a long time , and finally that she might never come back .
14 so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time .
15 ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says .
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