Example sentences of "go for a long " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She 's wanted to go for a long time , ’ said Anne , nodding . |
2 | She would have liked to go for a long walk past the charming wedding-cake buildings that lined the promenade , but although it was only teatime , it was already too dark to see anything . |
3 | The stockings on Christmas morning are always full of useful things ( Clarissa 's includes Pond 's Cold Cream and tights ) , then after church the family goes for a long walk to work up a hearty appetite for dinner . |
4 | Try drinking lots of water instead : not eating at all for a day to clear out the system ( unless you are a diabetic or have some other dietary problem ) ; having a warm bath and a nap ; going for a long walk . |
5 | When they had eaten their meal of wheat ro is and milk they kept the fire going for a long time . |
6 | Going for a long walk in the country on a Sunday afternoon when you 've got a lot of marking still to do , or having an affair with a colleague — they could go either way . |
7 | I knew players like the incomparable Joe Davis and I doubt if he did any more training than is entailed in going for a long walk . |
8 | Well were going for a long weekend , like the Bank Holiday weekend . |
9 | After returning the van to the hire company , I went for a long walk in Hyde Park . |
10 | The next day he went for a long walk , about 20 miles , during which he did a good deal of clear thinking in the mountains . |
11 | But we went for a long walk and Ally started talking about his work in a way I had n't heard before . |
12 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
13 | Plan to do something that will take you out of the house and , perhaps , go for a long walk . |
14 | For example , you may like to swim on Mondays and Fridays , play squash on Wednesdays , and go for a long brisk walk or jog on Saturdays and Sundays . |
15 | Give it a flick it 'll go for a long way because there 's no , there 's very little friction on the ice and erm the second one is the , the awkward one . |
16 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
17 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
18 | The night before , I had gone for a long , lonely walk along the banks of the Tormes , crossing and recrossing the Roman bridge , hoping against hope that I might somehow find you also walking there . |
19 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
20 | He had been gone for a long time . |
21 | Alexandra had gone for a long walk before replying to this letter . |
22 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
23 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |