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 .
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