Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | We were in for a long , rough passage , battling into the wind for seven hours or more . |
| 3 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 4 | She and Sebastian were off on a long honeymoon , to spend two months in Tuscany in an old farmhouse belonging to friends of Deborah and Stephen : it was temporarily in need of a caretaker . |
| 5 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 6 | One evening they were out for a long , long time . |
| 7 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 8 | Clare was told she was in for a long stay in bed , and Mother moved in a divan to sleep next to her . |
| 9 | Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while . |
| 10 | It was not until a long time afterwards that Catriona thought she understood the reason Sarah seemed young , which was simple : she looked directly at everyone and let them look back at her . |
| 11 | that may mean that we meet a demoralized norwich team away on saturday — or — that they got boosted by their fine performance — ekoku was back after a long time injury for norwich . |
| 12 | She was now in a long , dark room with doors all round the walls , and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere . |
| 13 | For our purposes what matters is that RNA , or something like it , was around for a long time before it became self-replicating . |
| 14 | ‘ I was there for a long time , but I ca n't remember anyone visiting me . |
| 15 | It was certainly on a long lists of shortlists . |