Example sentences of "he [verb] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 2 | That left him deciding for a long time which club to use for his third shot . |
| 3 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 4 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 5 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 6 | He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out . |
| 7 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
| 8 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 9 | He spoke for a long time . |
| 10 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
| 11 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
| 12 | Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals . |
| 13 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 14 | And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour . |
| 15 | He considered for a long time . |