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

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1 You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance .
2 But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’
3 Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’
4 ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time .
5 Both have gone on for a long time .
6 That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across .
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