“I was burnt out long time ago. It’s you young ones got to worry.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re scared, and—and three days doesn’t seem like a long time, but—” “Two days,” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Still it's a long time before I risk moving. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now the big wave a long time kept him under, helpless to surface, held by tons of water, tangled, too, by the seacloak of Kalypso. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed, and it took him a long time to get his breath again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But I have not heard the hinges for a long time now. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He had owned a dye factory, but he had died a long time ago. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s a very long time, and yet it’s possible to hold out until then. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There had not been a real one for a long time. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I hoped for a long time for victory.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was in fact a long time before all the rabbits had come back to the hollow in the middle of the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a Western that was also a romance. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I told you a long time ago: What you do is who you are.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I told her to tell the children the truth of my capture, and how I would be away for a long time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, services at Saint Agnes have been tailored to fit the needs of the Haitian community. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes in the summers, a long time ago, my people had lived here. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed in the tree a long time, watching the leaves and the squirrels and listening to the birds. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my exhaustion, I lay awake a long time that night, wondering how I could possibly survive another week of lessons until such time as Hamlet came around again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very glad to meet you. I suppose you’re a lord, or a warrior, or a war-leader, or a bard, or a monster. Though we haven’t had any monsters for a long time.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And changing those conditions required many, many sacrifices like Fannie’s over a long time—more than a century. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

For example, she said, when she bought something, she wouldn’t let herself order it for a long time. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself grow tight inside, and for a long time he could not sleep at night. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She listened for a long time before she heard the snow scream as footsteps pressed it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time there was terrible bitterness between the Mitnagdim, the opponents of Hasidism, and the followers of the Besht. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He saw with satisfaction that the fella Joe was going to meet would wait a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lester watched the departing sled for a long time before he yelled, “Good luck, son!” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It happened a long time ago,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time, as if Papa had to cross the whole Pacific to make his appearance in this room. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your old friend Mr. Flux. I’ve had some unexpected distractions, but I’ve been looking forward to this visit for a long time.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Elaine and the domestics sat in these galleries to watch, and the two knights fought beneath them for a long time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, okay,” I say, even though both of us know “sometime” will be a long time from now. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The man stood erect beside the bed and gazed down at the woman a long time. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But you got to understand it will take a long time maybe years to lern to read. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And for a long time he held the egg in his hand, both frightened and astonished and unable to move, his eyes fixed upon the moon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited a long time before she added, “If I am very honest with myself—and on occasion I can be, you know—when Dad fell in love with your mother, I felt left out.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have the strange feeling that this has all happened to me before—a long time ago. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the boy’s mother heard that he had not found Sounder under the cabin, she stood in the doorway and thought for a long time. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at his son for a long time. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Unlike my biological family, the Freedom Writers understand me and have been there for me for a long time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s as if I had turned into a different person. The new life around me was so complete; it pulled me away. You became people in a book I had read a long time ago.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a long time, the only thing I wanted was to be a Son of the Six,” he said quietly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Each held his breath for a long time, and each resisted at least four temptations to peek up and see what was going on. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good game, and it went on for a long time, because this was a Saturday morning and the shop was full, but they were good at it and worked well together. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time of standing and seeing no one, my mother sighed and finally shouted for a rickshaw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing the air that could have come straight from a marketplace in Accra, they stood for what seemed to them a very long time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three years may seem a long time for a boy to spend in one room, if he only goes out of it to eat and deep and to practise tilting in the field. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago. I don’t remember. Why do you want to know anyway?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His legs are sore from the day and it takes a long time to get up to Henry Street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It took a frightfully long time—Sir Lancelot's innings frequently lasted all day, if he were battling against a good knight—and the movements had a feeling of slow-motion, because of the weight at armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sky is full of stars, and I stare at it in awe for such a long time that everyone notices and laughs at me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I watch for a long time from behind a pile of rubble still left from a German bomb, but I don’t see the policeman. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

After a long time spent searching the docks, Zoe finally stopped in her tracks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When the workers drew up a list of unanimous petitions, a long time passed before they were able to notify the banana company officially. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“That was the best story you’ve read me in a long time,” he said, still clapping. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had learned a long time ago that you shouldn’t talk about your game—your game should do the talking for you. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We’re headed north, in fact, but we were curious to see who was in the neighborhood. We haven’t run into any company in a long time.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had struggled a long time with that loss, believed he had resigned himself to it, had come to terms with the fact that old age would be not remembering what things felt like. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life, for a very long time, was sweet. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I had thought of his voice calling for a long time, since the night of the storm when the ship had sailed away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the bus a long time before I see it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had it in my mind for a long time—as a servant of Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since she’d wanted something as simple as happiness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, Erudite pursued knowledge and ingenuity for the sake of doing good. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He gazed for a long time, and then he stood up erect, holding his staff in his two hands as a warrior holds his long sword. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sits on his cot and looks at me for a long time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But it is not easy to follow chimps for a long time. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time he turned and reluctantly looked at me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not move at all, not for a long time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then, everyone asked what my last gift was, and I told them it was a poem I read a long time ago. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sat silent for a while, and I knew his answer would take a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sat listening for a long time, taking the pictures out of my pocket, then putting them back in again. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He panted for a long time, then rolled his eyes up, vaguely in my direction. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Studies me a good long time, then shrugs as the Jeep moves forward again and on along the river. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after this the toilets were fitted with chains to hold the tops on, and when they overflowed it took a long time to get them open. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was time to go, he kissed us good-bye, held us for a long time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Let me try and finish. I’ve been delaying telling this story for a long time.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I have thought a long time about what that word could have been,” Ba said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It took a long time to climb the hill. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, though, unlike his puzzle boxes, his model of their neighborhood makes little sense to her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a long time I could not work out how all the other families were getting by. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey and James sat for a long time down by the river. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was still a long time until dawn, and I didn’t like the look of my sister. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even so, I feel more hopeful than I have in a long time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His round face has the look of someone waiting for something that has been a long time coming. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Jean and I had enjoyed a standing, friendly deal that we’d go out and celebrate when either of us hit the numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

While it had been a long time since I’d seen her sitting on her mother’s lap sucking her breast, I assumed that becoming señorita had rid her of that habit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Huh. Been a long time. That was my favorite toy when I was a kid.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I gathered they’d known each other for a long time and had even lived together at one point. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You slept a long time. How are you feeling?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some nights, she would talk on the phone for a long time, her voice hushed, as though she were protecting something from the world’s prying gaze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had not done any strenuous walking for a long time, and the reflection looked rather flabby, he thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything for a long time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, the boat was just here. It won’t come again for a long, long time. Right?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a long time she didn’t see much of him—until after that party she gave. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But she holds me close for a very long time, and then she takes my face between her hands and says, "Say yes." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The two old men were silent for a long time. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time already Amaranta had given up trying to make her into a useful woman. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It sure is, Papa,” I said, “and I’ve waited a long time for it.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down south already feels like a long time ago but the stories in my head take me back there, set me down in Daddy's garden where the sun is always shining. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I guess the mom had been searching for the little boy for a long time because she came running up to the information desk, and when she saw the little boy, she started crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That shotgun stayed with me a long time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn't say anything for a long time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She’d been a part of us, every day for a long, long time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They sat there in silence a very long time. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was head and shoulders smarter than the run of the mill, and after he’d watched the sun and moon and stars fer a long time he set down and he done some figgerin’. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys spent a long time putting on the jib. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken the angels a long time to get rid of that kind of dangerous in Lucille; it was a fight that had started decades before even Bitter was born. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They had not seen each other for such a long time that Colonel Gerineldo Márquez was upset by the aggressiveness of the reaction. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The house looks good. The food is ready. I’m going to make a few more parathas. And let me start the tea. I want to steep it a good, long time.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“For a long time, as you know, he was lukewarm about it. But now all of a sudden, he’s hot on the idea.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I stayed mad at purple-scarf lady for a long time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

For a long time she had wanted to give Nurse Cramer a rap to make her shut up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My spirits were excited, and with pleasure and ease I talked to him during supper, and for a long time after. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It seems like a long time to you, doesn’t it?” he mused. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Took me a long time to puzzle out what that could mean—until one morning, while we were eating cereal, he told me that, sometimes, he thinks there isn’t such a thing as time. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

That must have taken a long time, to make a tape like that. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It took Katie a long time to remember that she had thrown it into the washtub. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That seems like a long time of working at something, since the medical definition of infertility is twelve months of well-timed physical union without any results. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other for a long time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

We fought and killed dinosaurs for such a long time that we had to make two more graves with two more big rocks on top of them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jasper rushed at me and licked my hands in a frenzy of delight as if I had been away for a long time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And at last she opened her eyes and looked at him for a long time and she also said nothing. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They sat in silence for a long time, and the whimperings of the creature behind them barely disturbed Harry anymore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

None of his teammates said anything for a real long time. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Slowly, carefully, she began to undo his braid; It took a long time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It took a long time for them to get back into their positions. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not even a dung beetle would want to push that old ball of caca around, much less hold on to it. Mamá should have sold it a long time ago.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a long time since I had written to the States and I knew I should write but I had let it go so long that it was almost impossible to write now. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning I stare into the mirror for a long time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"I put down my weapons a long time ago," said Gilgamesh. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“She took off a long time ago,” I lied. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran as she had not in a long time, sticking to the side of the road and darting into the woods at the sound of a traveler. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He listened for a long time and watched. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

One doctor told her it had to be an STD, but it had been a long, long time since any sex had occurred. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the warmth for a long time before Faye stirred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sadness stays put, but I feel an ounce of the weight on my shoulders slowly drift away, and I inhale, breathing a little easier than I have in a long time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

To be truthful, it had been a long time since I had really thought about why I loved building with Legos so much. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since we talked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago,” she says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mama doesn’t say anything for what feels like a really long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

For a long time there was silence, then Tenorio turned his horse and the procession came back down the street. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, we sit for a long time in the open windows, looking down on the intersection. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time Taran feared the bard was right and that the enchantresses might not sleep at all. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He killed a great dragon a long time ago. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve spoken to her like a friend, a long time since we laughed together. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This film was great, one of the best films i have seen in a long time. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

The system paused for what seemed like a very long time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he made his way back and forth between the cliff and the river, up and down over the rocks and sand. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I went behind our tent, knelt down on rocky ground, and prayed for Torito for a very long time, until my parents returned. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I lay awake a long time before I was able to sleep. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since my mom made any sense. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a very long time since I’ve been here,” said the old man as they neared their destination. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to pay a visit. Because I hadn’t for a long time. You know. To catch up. See how you are.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And when Father came out of the house he looked at me for a long time and then he punched the fence and made a hole in it and went away. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can imagine staring into them for a long time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even find the words to thank her for one of the most fun days I’ve had in a real long time. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We remained standing in the Appelplatz for a long time, unable to detach ourselves from this surreal moment. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rush for each other and embrace, and for a long time we stay like this, holding each other. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he had lived a long, long time. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd asked that first night a long time ago, the night he told me about St. Francis. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

There was a long, long time when the blind man walked right away and the camera didn’t follow him, it stayed still, on the empty stretch of pavement, waiting. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He stood and watched the boy and the rabbit for a long time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other for what felt to Dill like a long time. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a long time while Uncle Joe fell asleep. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was going to have a long time in prison to think about that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas didn’t respond, and for a long time they just sat there, holding hands, no words spoken, in their minds or aloud. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"We came up with a plan a long time ago," Bruce said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those flowers must have taken someone a long time to stitch!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed like that a long time—me staring down at the paper, Dr. Vernon softly patting my shoulder. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Belt? Oh, you mean this belt? Mouse always have belt for many long time. Not know where me get.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Guess it’s been a long time since your Grandpa lived there, huh?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For a long time, we stared at each other. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time they looked at one another. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sure, I’ve been meaning to get him a smaller collar for a long time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since hed lost control and made something explode. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were both still for a long time until he reached out and touched her arm. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had my first bath and real home cooking in a long time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They worked in silence for a long time. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Stella doesn’t say anything for a long time. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

After a long time they heard his voice: “Okay.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a long time since I had dined with a poule, and I had forgotten how dull it could be. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

For a long time he lay there, too full of plans to go to sleep. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some mysteries go on for a long time. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And it took me a long time to find Chapter Road because it wasn’t on page 58. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, the footsteps of the six men went toward the back door, and I heard the inside wooden beam lifted out of its cradles. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he says nothing, and my arm wraps tighter and tighter around my legs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Meescham’s jelly sandwiches had been wonderful, but that was a long time ago. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It seemed as though she waited a long time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I worked for a long time on my new design and laid the rake behind the wash pot. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some older ones—especially those who’d started their training—would sigh quietly and leave the room when this sort of talk began, but for a long time we didn’t even notice this happening. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel powerfully vindicated—a survivor—but it would take a long time, probably months, before I could hope to be accepted into this sorority. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, too. But I’m not surprised. Amelia hasn’t been a good friend to either of us for a long time now. I only still hung out with her because you wanted to.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he could make a galleon model it would last a long time, they were difficult. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They looked a long time for an area of earth among the rock faces large enough for the interment. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press my forehead up against the bars and watch them for a long time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Sounds to me like your tap-out started a long time ago.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the same circumstances, but...Miles had hurt him a long time before I’d met either of them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If she really loved Maya and Lauren like she said she did, she would have stopped drinking a long time ago. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I think he had a demon in him,” the boy said with careful deliberation, as if he’d been thinking about the words for a long time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His heart felt lighter than it had in a long time as he saw the figures zoom past him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lived a long time, maybe too much, in my own mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that one of these buildings on the strip used to be the MGM Grand, which had a deadly fire a long time ago. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The job wouldn’t be just for the summer—but for a long time, as long as she could see ahead. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The introduction of printing happened over a period of decades and for a long time affected only a relatively small part of the planet. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

In any case, we went on sitting like that on the side of the bed for a long time, lost in our thoughts. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been to North Hill once before, a long time ago when he was four. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We’ve been missing out on so much here, so very much, and for such a long time. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

So this kind of darkness was something she hadn’t seen in a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He went on weeping, for a long time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He had obviously been waiting to say that to some officer for a long time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never heard anything like it, and a chill travels up my back, making me smile wider than I probably have in a long time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Jordan pressed the sweatshirt to her face and held it there for a long time, her body shaking into it, shaking like her coat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a long time, half-dozing, until I became aware that Charles was saying my name. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I went at it with both hands, force-feeding my mouth and setting it to work harder and faster than it had in a very long time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The refugee workers tell us it can take a long time to find a sponsor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it must be remembered that Doc had, known Mack a very long time. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He waited a long time for you, then he left.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, she stood there, just blinking. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stays a long time with her forehead on the ground, the time we can say our personal prayers to God, so after I finish mine, I add one for her sister in Saudi Arabia. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He glanced at his hands and his clothes and realized that he hadn’t thought about the way he looked in a long time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I sit in the car outside my house, afraid to break the spell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Because I am done with my own whorish heart and I have been for a long time. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lana Lee had gone on a shopping trip, her first one in a long time, locking the cash register loudly and w'arningly before leaving. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time, but I am happy when I am done. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago, the United States government—” “The united what?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Especially someone who lived such a long time ago. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago, the people who—” “How long ago?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The traffic from the automobiles was so dangerous that he had to wait a long time before crossing the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It took her a long time to put her hand in mine. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I squirm under his gaze, but when I get home that afternoon, I lean in close to the bathroom mirror and stare at my eyes for a long time. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It would take a long time after each day’s work for our eyes to adjust to the diminished light. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I haven't seen this in a long time," the gardener finally said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Lennie looked at it for a long time, and then he put out his huge hand and stroked it, stroked it clear from one end to the other. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I found my way here a long time ago,” said Sir Charles. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It may be a very long time before we see each other again. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Motionless, he stared off into space for a long time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other for a long time before Bud shook his head, and Donatelli shrugged. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could be counted on to play gin rummy and dominoes, to bring us candy and soda, and to make Mami smile like she hadn’t done in a long time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

From my first day in the lab I knew I would not leave Cambridge for a long time. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

That was all I could hear for a long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t, and this is why getting back to Ray takes a long, long time. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Before the first day’s march was over Frodo’s pain began to grow again, but he did not speak of it for a long time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

From the angle of the light streaming in through my bedroom window I can tell I have been sleeping a long time; it must be late afternoon, early evening. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fast as I have seen him go anywhere in a long time. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He looked at me for a long time, his smile wry, his eyes twinkling. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her voice held both anger and a bitter hopelessness: for a long time now her husband’s shop had been doing badly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” said Isabelle after what seemed like a very long time. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The red Spanish tile on the depot roof got blurry, but he did not move or wipe away the tears, because it had been a long time since he had cried for anyone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a very long time since Conner had called me by my real name. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

That meant we could be waiting a long time to collect what we came for. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It took a long time to burn out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were raking the lawns and burning leaves in the road, and I stopped for a long time and watched. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was such a long time ago, when we visited my uncle’s and aunt’s farm in the countryside and I played with their neighbor’s daughter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not bad, he thought, been such a long time. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to hold on to the sweetness for a long time, cuz it’ll probably be a while before I get ice cream again. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Kali. She told me a long time ago—when I first went to where the brook widens near the river.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he awoke, he sensed he had slept a long time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lights shine soft but bright in the night fog, and it’s more lovely and peaceful than anything I've seen in a long time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She played with Siddhartha for a long time, repulsed him, overwhelmed him, conquered him, rejoiced at her mastery, until he was overcome and lay exhausted at her side. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a long time for us to even become friends, to stop haggling over every trade and begin helping each other out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But it took a long time — too long. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re married a long time, you know. And women always hear everything, sooner or later. If you skip anything, some kind friend is sure to say, ‘Did your husband ever tell you about the time...’ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

You'd be amazed at how fast you can get going with a tiny acceleration over a long time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drank coffee and sat for a long time, looking into each other’s eyes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he didn’t say anything. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a very long time had passed since they went to the woods together. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I asked her why, and she studied me a long time before she answered, “Because I had been there. I recognized the look.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first one was torture. It’s been a long time.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ah, well, I’ve waited a long time without hope of happiness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shorty said, “It appears the natives are getting ever more restless. Cigar—?” “The natives been restless a long time,” the sheriff said, accepting the cigar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On any other day, his chinos and button-down would be fine for a casual photo op, but for the first time in a long time, he’s feeling distinctly out of his element. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were closing it up anyway, and the band had quit a long time ago. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He stepped smartly over the threshold and closed the front door behind him.“It is a long time since my last visit,” said Dumbledore, peering down his crooked nose at Uncle Vernon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Once she knew this, she was ready; and once ready, she knew she had been ready for a long time—perhaps all of her life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to me for a long time.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let his cheek fall to the floor and lay panting for a long time, saying nothing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bebe fell silent for a long time and looked down at her hands, and Pearl saw the skin, reddened and raw, along the sides of her fists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look at my arm for a long time. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

My mother holds me tightly for a long time. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Lydia said, “but another year is a long time to eat subpar pizza.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Every now and then a racy book about lowlife—Tobacco Road, for example—would catch the public fancy, but for a surprisingly long time middlebrow fiction in America was about upper-middle-class life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It might be a long time,” said O’Brien. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a long time, each thinking his own thoughts in the steamy afternoon. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were silent for a long time, lost in memories that the murmur of the mourning wind carried across the treetops. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is a name I haven’t heard for a very long time,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The way I heard it was in the old days long time ago they had this Scalp Society for warriors who killed or touched dead enemies. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to discover where the sky and the sea meet each other like two old paramours who had been separated for a very long time. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I should have looked in here a long time ago,” she said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She knew the hymn,- her mother had taught it to her once, a long time ago in Winterfell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A long time ago Pa told me that April is a very good luck month. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes her father had prayed a long time, she remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time I stood beside it, looking at the bracelets and the beads hanging from my neck, so beautiful and bright in the sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea other than they were both dead and had been for a long time. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I had the strong feeling that I was going to be away a long time. And I was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu stood there for a long time, her body unsure of itself, overwhelmed by a sense of newness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since Flora had heard her father say those words. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The answer—believe me—is No. I got to my feet, the first time in a long time I had made such an effort. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time ago, but that lie stuck. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We don’t speak again for a long time. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I stare at the faces for a long time, and when I’m sick of them I shut my eyes tight and let my imagination take over. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For a long time after Judith blew out the candle Kit lay rigid, fearful that a single sniff might give her away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Next to Ultima it seemed the first human contact I had felt in a long time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had learned a long time ago how to assimilate, cover my discomfort, and just keep it moving. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Clearly it will be a long time again,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m dizzy. You know, from riding Wind Being’s back for that long time,” Nathan said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’ll be a long time until I can scrub that toilet again without gagging. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He crouched over the flames for a long time, then practically burnt the soles off his shoes warming his feet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no evidence that anyone has been here in a long time except for the smell, that sickly sour stench designed to keep the living from the dead. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dawdled at the outhouse and took a long time to wash his face, hands, and feet at the pump. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The robot walked on through the misty forest for a long time, until she was standing beneath a sprawling oak tree. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Like tears held in for a very long time, out the words come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I am glad that trial’s over, gladder than I’ve been for anything in a long, long time. Maybe we can finally forget about Emmett Till and that mess up in Money.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

For a long time now I didn’t know why I was bothering to do any schoolwork. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For a long time I called it Otter as I had called Rontu, Dog. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even speak, and I know there’s going to be a puffy red handprint on my left cheek for a good long time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You have been working very hard for such a long time. I think a break is well earned.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t had me a good meal in a long time.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not take a lot to make the gods laugh, but this was the best thing they had seen in a long time. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Shasta thought they took a long time going past, for though he had been talking and thinking about "two hundred horse" all day, he had not realized how many they really were. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She stood for a long time with the sun on her head and her body, relishing the cool mud under her feet and the cold flow of springwater around her calves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stood on the corner for a long time watching the kids lug their junk up Manhattan Avenue to Carney’s junk shop. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert and Joseph held each other for a long time. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I got past that stage a long time ago. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time Adam lay in the cool water. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had been walking the tracks for a long time when the farmer stopped me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve known people here for a long time. You guys are my closest friends, though.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It would be a long time before anyone would ever want to play here. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When Poppy finally appeared, he sat with the woman and they talked a long time. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, to be sure, it's been a terribly long time since we had a nice execution!” continued Flatnose, on his way back to the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had been a very long time since someone had labeled me like that—as a person with a home. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I mean, the stuff with Martin happened a long time ago, and maybe I should let it go. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Baba and the girl are gone a long time. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you staying here for a long time?” she asked. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I feel myself looking forward to a meal. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I...don’t know. We haven’t heard from her in a long, long time. I mean...I guess they could be her kids.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It’s a long time since I’ve drunk that much of anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it but it was one of the best. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Ariana had been in poor health for a long time, the blow, coming so soon after the loss of their mother, had a profound effect on both of her brothers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She watched the bridge for a long time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the old guy just sat in peaceful silence for a long time. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time before I finally relax my hands and let myself sink back against the bed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked steadily for a long time, listening with raised ears and wrinkling his nose in the unmoving air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about him, Mama. Doctors are saying that skinny people live longer. Papa’s going to live a long time.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teacher Sarah stayed with me for a long time that day, trying to comfort me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But everybody wants to live a long time. It’s only fair.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s certainly been a long time. Miss Celia clears her throat and says kind a too loud, “Hello, Elizabeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mom closes her eyes, but it takes her a long time to say anything. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Usually when Lynn got home from school, we would go to the market, where we studied the treats for a long time before picking out what we wanted: often a powdered-sugar doughnut. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When he was safely inside and we'd draped curtains over the windows, he wrapped his arms around Mom and kissed her for such a long time. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My grandmother wore black for a long time afterwards. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, according to True Belle, who gave him all the details—since Vera Louise shut herself in the bedroom or turned her head whenever he tried to pull information from her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And another time he said to Cuckoo, “Does any ever hear from that youngest son of mine where he is gone this long time?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It has been a very long time since we have seen English women. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her foot edged forward, and then she thought, He’s dead, he’s dead, the sweet old bear, he died a long time ago. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

None of us said anything for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at his drawings for a long time, memorizing their beauty and strangeness. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were both quiet for a very long time. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe because it takes me a long time to sort out my thoughts, even with art. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’d felt guilty about her death for a long time, but seeing her in front of me was five times as bad, like her death was flesh and new. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stopped trying to figure it out a long time ago. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They would be around a long time now that Jan had been arrested and questioned. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s all about something that happened a long time ago? Before you were born?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the drugged, sleepy feeling that came from sipping glasses of milk, drinking them slowly so that they would last a long time, and drinking enough for the first time in my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just can’t believe it. Well done, you. It’s been a very, very long time since he’s taken on a student.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t heard of a Spackle attack for a very long time,” he says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The first girl he kissed had red hair, but that was a long time ago, he says, back when he was young and good-looking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us says anything for a long time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He hunkered down, pulled her to him, and held her for a long, long time. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were only perhaps as high as they might be on the roof of Warings, but a long time seemed to pass before he hit the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t looked at it for a long time and thought it might be pretty long by now. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand frozen for a long time, just watching, wondering if this can be real. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had obviously been carried in someone’s pocket for a long time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts down her yarn and looks at me for a long time. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but big wood like this’ll hold a big fixing. It’d take a long time with a screwdriver to get them screws out the wall.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn't at first for a long time. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m distracted by hunger and thirst: it’s been a long time since we ate the apple and chocolate. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time Kamaswami tried to find him, believing he had fallen into the hands of bandits. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then for a long time there were things he could not remember. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bear grass has an oily sap that makes it burn bright and fierce for a long time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honored ones, let me take this...this pretender, this prince of thieves, to the mines, where his words will be the only ones he hears in a long time.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Grandpa opened his eyes then and looked a long time into hers—till finally, like he’d just remembered God and the other people in the room, he bowed his head again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We learnt a long time ago not to make no big commotion when we first see ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and we were up here a really long time! What’s the point of pranking someone if the prank’s on you as much as on him?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

One puzzle that had been around for a long time had to do with spectrum readings of the wavelengths of hydrogen. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Open it, boy. I’ve been saving this for your eighteenth birthday for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay there for a long time, gasping, and then I sat up. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

This youngest princess thought for a long time before answering. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He looks like he’s been doing this for a long time and he must be tired ’cause he has a droopy, dreamy look on his face. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He seems to have taken no notice of the mother and son for a long time, but at last Danaë attracted his attention. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted it to rain all night We talked for a long time when the rain began to slack off. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone thinks I’m in bed. It took me a long time to climb out my window and make my way here.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

This went on for a long time, so that even though I didn’t want to, I fell asleep, and next thing, a rooster was crowing and I woke up next to Delsa. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Doc said, “You were gone a long time. We were worried.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a long time, considering the boxes, as if suspended between two worlds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was taught in school: how the monsters had maintained power for such a long time; how the angels had removed them, making Lucille what it is today. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I don’t feel sick. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Such a wall would take a very long time to build,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Trotter stared at me for a long time and then stood up. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to have taken such a long time.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It will be a long time before he and his parents follow us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

CFCs also hang around for a long time–about a century on average–wreaking havoc all the while. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a long time I got a headache reading papers in semantics that analyzed the two meanings of some. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I brooded for a long time about the seemingly causeless beating of the “black” boy by the “white” man and the more questions I asked the more bewildering it all became. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at us for a long time, until I was almost wondering if Zach had chosen someone who was so nerdy he was too perfect for the job. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She walked this way for a long time, but the light did not change; it seemed to always be morning. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making the precise corners and folds required for bed display took a long time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather is stunned into a momentary silence, then says, “Einstein published a long time ago, too. Are you gonna pooh-pooh him?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Mong stayed there for a long time, looking down at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was the last I saw of Dad for a long time. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's been a long time since a tribute from District 12 made it into the top eight. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The odds,” he told a reporter, “are in favor of my spending a long time in prison.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Even in her expert hands, it takes a long time to clean the wounds, arrange what shredded skin can be saved, apply a salve and a light bandage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time she relaxed and her wonder at the miraculous airship changed to curiosity. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The portico led up to the guest house, where no guests ever stayed: only Desdemona, for a short time with her husband and a long time alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For a long time the room was silent, full of expectation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a two-minute piece, but it felt like I stood there for an agonizingly long time, dripping sweat under lights hotter than a blowtorch. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The facility wasn’t organized very well, and it was extremely dark, so it took us a long time to find Dad’s little room. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled across the dark room and waited by the outer door for a long time before he opened it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a handkerchief from his pocket and held it to his lips and coughed a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And for the first time in a long time, I was not afraid. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had known all this for a long time but he had never said it, except in fragments. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These had been the weirdest few days in Fred’s life, but for the first time in a long time, he relaxed. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I boil it for a long time before it’s tender enough to fry. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had been a long time since they’d had shoes with a view. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was silence between us for a long time as we drove away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have any jewelry and it had been a long time since anyone had given me a present, except for the planet Venus. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I’ve been here a long time,” the woman said, looking at the ground, “and you’ve been here for most of that, so yes.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the car for a long time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I would go into churches. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad held that egg for a long time, until he finally placed it back in the carton. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My brother is dressed the nicest I’ve seen him in a long time—looking sharp in tan slacks and a maroon button-down shirt. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It might be a very long time before I return South. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew they’d have to capture the gulch, and they knew that one man with a rifle could hold them off for a long time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For my father’s part, I know that for a long time he kept saying no. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was born in Thebes and for a long time was held to be the son of Amphitryon, a distinguished general. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged us for a crazy long time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But Avery Jenkins’s letters, handwritten in print so small I needed a magnifying glass to read them, convinced me that he had been very ill for a long time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They raked together and dug a long time, silently. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, Dad took apart a fire escape—a real fire escape, from a building that his office was demolishing—and he rebuilt the bottom level of it inside my bedroom. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sammy still got treats because he was just a little boy, but Lynn and I hadn’t bought candy in a long time. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m doing my best, but August isn’t helping. She’d have gone back to him a long time ago if he’d just leave her the hell alone for a while.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The watch ticked for a long time, very loudly in the captain’s ears. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jasmine thought about it as they turned left down Marston, a street lined with houses that her mother always said had been around for a long time. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

We’ve been waiting here a long time for someone like you.’” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood a long long time, listening to the warm crackle of the flames. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stayed in the air, more felt than heard, for a long time. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He kicked and jerked around a long time,” Tom later recalled. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We just sat there for a long time. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time neither of them said anything. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So for the first time in a long time, I walked back to the cafeteria. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope it will be a long time between this writing and when Hoyt has to read it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A long time ago he had given me his green shirt. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, it’s been a long time since I’ve been out there. Anything going on I need to know about?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I worked with your mom on that project. We all miss her. It took Ray and me a long time to be able to envision moving forward without her.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I carefully considered the ramifications of every option and took a long time between moves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he stared at me, and I stared at him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I held him a long time, wondering why the aircraft had not come down when the pilots saw the smoke. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We threw some things into the hole. Never heard them land. It goes on for a long time.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It went on like that for a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our can’t-tell-what-the-color-is car didn’t even have a logo because it had fallen off a long time ago. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don't argue with her because I feel like this is an idea she's been working on for a long time, an intricate idea she's carved out of a block of wood. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He knelt and looked between the sparse bottom branches of the tree; it seemed like a long time, and his hands were full of cold sweat when the pickup truck finally appeared. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Strange, because it was obvious even to the most unobservant person that our friendship had been on its last legs for a long time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Yore brother he said and then after a long time he said Yes that I cood go ahead. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept at it for a long time and trimmed them both quite short. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I used to be fast in elementary school...but that was a long time ago. And I don’t exactly come from a family of sportspeople.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I went slowly to the ghetto and stood in the shadow of a doorway, watching our deserted section of fence for a long time before approaching it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I was done, he was quiet for a very long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time, Chubs and I could only stare at one another, speechless. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before she could speak, and Kaede knelt down and held her hands while she listened to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For a long time nothing happened, they didn’t notice, they had not been watching. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the words from line one off the wall and start moving them around: Nothing was to him a long time there make last. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sat there for a long time, sometimes talking quietly, but mostly resting in silence. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, a long time ago. I told you that." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Being so hot—and, maybe, not having had a bath in a long time—he picked up the soap and ran across the road. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When people die they are sometimes put into coffins, which means that they don’t mix with the earth for a very long time until the wood of the coffin rots. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me for a long time; he doesn’t believe me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I worked hard,” he said after a long time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

This was a long time before us, when the guardians were much stricter, cruel even, and when she tried to get back in, she wasn’t allowed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed the cold metal of the recorder to my cheek and stared at the picture for a long time. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long time since you left me behind. Perhaps things have changed. Perhaps the fabric of the universe has unraveled just a tad.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I must be standing there a long time because he runs out of things to say and the woman starts coughing delicately into her hand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked for a long time without saying anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I felt the timelessness of it and I remained a long time alone in the darkened chapel— not praying, simply resting in the warmth where all senses are ordered into harmony, where hatred cannot penetrate. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day the saguaros and prickly pears were fat from drinking as much as they could, because they knew it might be a long, long time until the next rain. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But I been around a long long time.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stars will remain stable like this for a long time, with heat from the nuclear reactions balancing the gravitational attraction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited a long time for a público that could take all of us, our bundles, and our suitcases. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I think I might be hearing her voice for a long time to come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, we went through columns of smoke. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the lovers’ postures he could see the abandon typical of those who have known each other for a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time I thought about Marie. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I bet those kids were rescued a long time ago, and we didn't even bother looking it up, he thought. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

No one said a word for a very long time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It's been a long time since she's lived with her parents. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And suddenly my own twelve years felt like a long time, as if I were young and old at once. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time I would associate this smell with the homes of the demons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted her glasses and peered at it for a long time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some things. But for a long time I thought they were fairy tales.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She stared into the east for a long, long time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in that breeze made him think of Aunt Queen, and for the first time in a very long time, he, too, felt at peace. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time Marly whispered, “Where did he go? Did he go away?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that no one had been there for a long time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time I disliked this etiquette. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I know why Shoji accepted our Japanese side a long time ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It was a long time ago—” “Not even two years,” Chronicler protested. “—and I am not what I was,” Kote continued without pausing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t slept over at my house in a long time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I feel like a little brother. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I go back through town and visit my father’s grave and stay there a long time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He left my sight for a long time, and I got nervous and even started to feel sick to my stomach, but then his light flashed somewhere different from where I’d thought he was. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

More words than she’s spoken to me in a long time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But a civilization with a low population growth rate will take a long time to colonize many worlds, even if the strictures on rapid population growth are eased after reaching some lush Eden. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, she put off telling me what her mom died from. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clung to him for a long time. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his dad and Tina found out that the baby would be a girl, they drew up a long list of possible names and studied it for a long time. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was gone she stood for a long time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waited a long time while he set the bucket beneath Rosie. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sun sank and the evening came down, but it was a long time before I bothered to light the lamp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since Jam had voiced this much or for this long, and she could see that Redemption was taking that seriously. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Most of the pictures were black and white, taken a long time ago when Stagecoach Pass first opened. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But it certainly took me a long, long time. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She used to tell great jokes, too, ones that would have Lenny doubled over laughing at her impressions, but it’s been a long time since she told one. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Jethro nodded and sat quietly staring into the fire for a long time, listening to the music of the strings until his eyes grew heavy and his shoulders began to droop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once... but that was a long time ago.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stood for a long time outside the house, and at last the ceremonies within were finished. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How wonderful! I haven't done anything this crazy in a long time!” she sighed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

People knew for a long time that there was something odd about the earth beneath Manson, Iowa. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed a long time before the light came creeping back into the wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She still managed to bring down the occasional hare or dassie, but she had to spend a long time hunting them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s been a long time even for me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He had not believed anyone would want him, ever, until he came to Village, and even then he had not trusted in its kindness for a long time. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

For a long time, the only place I went as a baby was to the hospital for various appointments. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

However, World War II started about then, and I wasn’t able to fly again for a long time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since Ned Stark had seen her beauty, but he saw it now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a woman with white hair who talked for a long time to a woman in a red business suit. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Eventually they can learn, but it takes a long time and most zoos won’t take them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a long time to get used to people I do not know. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He may be gone for a long, long time.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and his friends hadn’t done that in a long time, driving along in someone’s souped-up car and splattering whatever jigs were stupid enough to be standing out on the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth opened a little and he looked at Gatsby and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as some one he knew a long time ago. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

For a long time, for hours and hours. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved being there with my father, but I chose a long time ago. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I kept looking for a long time, but I couldn't think of a single thing it might mean. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was the first thing he’d seen in a long time that stirred him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time he felt the sharp pain of her fingernails biting into his wrists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

So, for a long time, it was just Dad and me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a long time afterward; then he sighed and shook his head, his eyes misty. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“My parents waited quite a long time before they applied for my brother. I think I was eleven.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t come back for a long time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was the first time in a very long time that Ophie didn’t feel like an annoyance, a burden meant to be borne. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After a long time, a woman appears and says that it's my turn to see the judge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Her mom had said something like that a long time ago, and Ivy finally knew what she meant. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I wonder what I’m waiting for, but I understand it’s just like he said. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take long to say, but it took me a long time to write. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wright is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, long time residents of Bethel Park, and an older sister, Mia Wright, who graduated from the district in 1980. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After I said all that, we were quiet for a long time, until finally he said, “My mom was in the hospital for, like, six months after her aneurysm. Did you know that?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

You knew that a long time before I noticed. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was snoring a long time before I finally fell asleep. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Carmine is up several times in the night, irritable and fidgety, and though I try to soothe him, he cries fitfully for a long time, disturbing the children around us. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It is a long time before he invites me in. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Boy21 and I stand in silence for what seems like a long time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time we’ve looked into each other’s eyes in a long time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lived happily thus for a long time; then he made the gods angry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes met for a long time; it looked like her mind was spinning, trying to make sense of it all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long time before your boys will be called up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After that we did not see her for a long time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie nodded as her heart filled with a sense of pride that she hadn’t felt in a long time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It sounds crazy now, but for a long time veterinarians didn’t think an animal’s emotional state could affect its health. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that he hadn't moved for a long time. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But I hadn't eaten it in a long time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe then I would have known a long time ago about Ty'ree being at that lake with my daddy. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Not for a long time. It would be a wee bit too small for me now.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s something you’ve wanted for a long time. A really long time,” he says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“ISIS might be here for a long time but we have power to cook our food and light our nights.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Whiskey Devil—he’s the head of the Justices—owes me a favor from a long time ago. It won’t cost that much.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have been watching peoples a long time and they get mad at one another very easily. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Guitar looked at him for a long time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also gave me a white blazer, because I only wear white clothes, and it’s too big to wear so it will last me a long time. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t beg or bow down to anyone. Pretend that they shot me a long time ago.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"He's just—a friend of mine. We've known each other online for a long time." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

"You were up there a long time. What could you see?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I stood for a long time watching the fires, wondering if I should move to another part of the island, perhaps to the cave where the wild dogs had lived. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine says nothing for a long time, and when she finally does speak her words are choked with emotion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The feel of her skin stayed on his lips for a long time after she was gone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet full recovery was a long time in coming, in part because his breakdown changed the way his colleagues saw him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I have waited such a long time, Eleanor was thinking; I have finally earned my happiness. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

They kept going back to see whether it was dead yet, but it lived for a long time. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All mail has to go through the censors first, so, especially at Christmas, it takes a long time to get a letter. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He sat on the steps of the long porch and looked at the adobe walls for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he and Salvador went outside, where they talked for a long time. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Probably a long time. You pass along stuff. You know, one person figures out how to trick their board, the next finds the rapids, the next makes it to the ruins.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And there were many other rules that Mia and Pearl would not be aware of for a long time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think they were out there tonight? They haven’t done anything like this around here for a long time, Papa says.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It had been a very long time since Hugo had left the train station, and he wasn’t dressed for winter, but within moments he burst through the doors. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

When I was done, he sat for a long time in silence, his eyes grave. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stand there for a long time letting the fog erase me piece by piece. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been buried here for such a long time. Rain and snow have fallen on me. I do not know you, man-who-raised-me. What do they call you?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I went bade under the shelter, spending a long time rubbing Stew Cat He purred and pushed himself along my body. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though we had known one another for a long time, and had met again after a lapse of years. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“De Lawd will provide. He know Ah done bore de burden in de heat uh de day. Somebody done spoke to me ’bout you long time ago. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was a powerful thing to literally hold someone’s fate in your hand, and Joaquin hadn’t had that sort of power in a long time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Which don’t make no sense, since I ate all my sandwiches a long time ago. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lit a cigarette and sat for a long time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s why we stayed a long time and laughed as much as we could. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He was away a long time collecting the money.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching his father sleep, the face relaxed in slumber, all the harsh lines of age less defined, he remembered hearing that people who had been married a long time began to resemble each other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that my uncle treated the matter lightly so as not to alarm me, and besides, if Tenorio was drinking it would take a long time before he gathered enough courage to act. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Roger told me that he and Eileen weren’t in love with one another anymore, and that they hadn’t been in love with one another for a long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about me, Will. I’ve been taking care of myself a long time. I just don’t want to embarrass your grandfather, or the family any more than they’re already embarrassed.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen him in a long time, because he no longer lived with the Quinns. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We Navajos have listened to white men speak for a long time and we have learned to tell when one is trying to deceive us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lived in a shack on the riverbank that had once belonged to his grandfather long time dead. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, my body felt warmer than the outside air. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If they keep growing this well, I'll be able to last a good long time here. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a long time ago I wanted him to like me, to be my friend. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Neither James nor Maybeth had spoken with him, not for a long time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning Laura had to stand still a long time while Ma unwound her hair from the cloth strings and combed it into long curls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on the seventh step a long time and I’m sure the angel is there. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He waited a long time and then answered “Hello” without looking up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed like this for a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo was left by himself for a long time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You have been a prisoner a long time,” she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She just sits there, sobbing, crying for a long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She looked at this photo for a long time. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But nothing happened except that Mr. Staphopoulos kept his hand on her head for what seemed like a long time, and then he lifted his hand and squeezed her shoulder and said, “Goodbye, Raymie.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“But it was a long time after dat befo’ de Big Surrender at Richmond. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

As a member of the relief committee, my father was already there and would be going back and forth for a long time, I supposed. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time only these homely sounds were heard in the garden close, for the monks did not talk at their work. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They stood there for a long time, just looking at Ivy’s piece. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He lay a long time staring at the glowing Chabe stove, which I had turned up till it gave out suffocating heat, Then he looked at me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black took off his beret and got down onto one of his knees, which took him a long time. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And when you’ve been with someone for a long time and they leave you, the saddest part is turning off the lights. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Jeez! So sometimes I sit with my squad and sometimes with you. You don’t have to be all salty about it. I’ve been friends with most of them for a long time too.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Old Phoebe didn't say anything for a long time. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“This does seem to be taking a long time.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember it well — it was a very long time ago, and human memories fade.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Somewhere out of the past a voice whispered, “A long time to sail by ash breeze.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know all this happened to my mom a long time ago, but it feels like it's all happening to me, for the first time, right now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was the first that he’d seen the boy smile in a long time. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It had been a very long time since Shadow had cried, so long he thought he had forgotten how. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

"His was the first familiar face I had seen in a very long time," Powers recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since he had thought about having a name. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My father thought that a long time ago there were a lot of buildings—you can still see some of the foundations—and people came to them to play and fish in the lake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But now, Dad seems a lot less happy. He works a lot. He used to read to me, or we’d draw together at night. We haven’t done that in a long time.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She studies it for a long time while I read the article in the Times. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He hasn’t called me aga in a long time. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He wrote for a long time, and I imagined him typing and deleting, typing and deleting. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Your grandmother and I have waited a long time to find somebody like you among our posterity,” Grandpa said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Siobhan stood there for a long time as water pooled in her eyes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I let myself weep. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Because all of this happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Holmesy. You always use the past tense when talking about Star Wars. Duh.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Their leaves grew so strangely enormous Ruth May could sit still under them and win at “Hide and Seek” for a very long time after the rest of us had stopped playing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word took a long time to work its way to my throat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time she sat rocking with the girl held tightiy to her sunken breast. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This first morning I don’t work in many long time. I get up early and wash clothes so you and your brother have something to wear today as soon as it dry.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time, but a ruby-throated hummingbird finally descends and eats from the tip of my unmoving, sweetened index finger. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

A heavy thing like a box, with dark damaged spaces along the edges that must have been for filigree and jeweled settings, though someone had torn most of that off a long time ago. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They hugged when they met and talked as if they’d known each other for a long time and discovered they actually did. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t felt that heavy for a long time. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I've made great progress with many of them, because for a long time I've been taking notes while reading biographies or history books. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

So all I can do is be patient and wait for her to realize what I've known for a long time: We're meant to be together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we sat at the kitchen table for a long time talking about everything, so Mom heard the whole story a couple of times. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, it wasn't hard for me to tell Jamie anything. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since Snuffy had heard that sound. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were all silent for what seemed a long time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He had a long time to wait, and it was cramped inside the pumpkin, but like all his brothers, this boy was brave. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Mark and Alec sat in silence for a long time, listening to the wheezes and hitched breathing of Anton as he slept. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I toss and turn for a long time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The discussion continues for a long time, but the people cannot agree on what to do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erasmus thought Charles seemed sicker than he had in a long time; they all hoped the water cure would help both him and Horace. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes Dad a long time to fix the parts that he broke. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ran out of chances a long time ago. It’s all Fates now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I expected you for a long time, and when you didn’t come I guess I forgot you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But—but—” For a long time Lem was silent. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered something from a long time ago. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The headland seemed to be the more favorable of the two, but since I had not been to the other for a long time I decided to go there and make certain. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having with great care and for a long time thought about and examined these deeds, and having now set them down in a little book, I am sending them to Your Magnificence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a long time that night before going out, for fear that Kunthi might be watching. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll type this up,” I said dutifully, and then I asked something that had been on my mind for a long time. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had not seen a newspaper in a long time. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stood there for a long time, while the night settled in more deeply. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You slept a long time. That’s good. Do you think you can eat something?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They started leading me out of the crowd, and I have to admit, for the first time in a very, very long time, I felt absolutely happy. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I felt that I was at home, that I was where I had been meant to be for a long time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Will remembered that moment for a long time afterward. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the houses of the neighbors the subject that would lead all conversations for a long time to come was aired for the first time to see how it would go. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

First time for that in a long time. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“He must have been traveling for a long time.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago, when we were maybe a little older than you or around your age,” he continued, “something came through a painting.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“We have to just walk here. You’ve been away a long time.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Echo was a nymph like us, a long time ago, but she was a total chatterbox! Gossiping, blah, blah, blah, all the time.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he found the courage to look again, a long time had passed, and the ridge below was empty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I say, “That was a pretty long time ago.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Emo claimed they never got along, not since grade school when they had rock fights in the school yard; he said Tayo had wanted to get even with him for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I just sketched. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As he looked up at me, I read this message in his friendly gray eyes, “You could’ve done this a long time ago.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he chewed a very long time before swallowing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Wait, what? What probably never happened a long time ago?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It had probably been a long time since he’d talked about anything other than himself. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After a long time the noise died down. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had all happened a very long time ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

If one is accused of a lie and it turns out to be the truth, there is a backlog that will last a long time and protect a number of untruths. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dead. A long time ago now. My brother’s the only one left. But he’s in the death cells in Bekkar Prison.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She told her that once, a long time ago. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a long time since she had done anything on her own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I lay very still on the lounge chair and thought a long time about Danny. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She thought of Chacko’s laugh, and a smile stayed in her eyes for a long time. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in a pew near the back for a long time, staring at the stained glass behind the altar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I have not had any kind of meat in such a long time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I carried this around in my purse for a long time,” she said, handing it to me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long time, a long time coming...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They were a long time finding the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mama needs to complete a task—one that should have been completed a long time ago. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“My whole family, actually. A long time ago now.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I can tell we’ve been standing here a long time because the sun now warms my lower back instead of the top of my head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one could go through the brush in the dusk without making a sound, except someone who had lived in it for a long time. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dint see my mother or father or my lit- tel sister Norma for a long long long time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. You told me he was the greatest Lakota warrior, a long time ago.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

His gaze finally connects with Mom’s, letting her see him, truly, for the first time in a long time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Goldman, it’s been a long time since you were in seventh grade.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Hanako had not felt this lucky in a very long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wait a long time before I answer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s going to take us a long time to not be scared of the world. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, Nebraska’s huge ash deposits had been known about for a long time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

This may be the fundamental problem with caring a lot about what others think: It can put you on the established path—the my-isn’t-that-impressive path—and keep you there for a long time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We sat silently for a long time and then I started saying silly things, because I didn't know what else to do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stare for a long time and actually feel upset that I’ve let this woman down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s like you’ve cast this spell on him. Around you...I don’t know...he’s okay again. The guy’s been bloody ferocious for a very long time.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And Luke had stopped trying to fill them in a long time ago. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His sister looked at him a long time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time—as his brother was taken back and forth to a special medical home and was forced to wear braces on his legs, which left him limping—Morrie felt responsible. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Another C minus. If I study all night or don’t study at all, seems like I get the same grade. I ain’t seen a B in a long time.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dr. Ahmed left, he and Papa held on to each others arms for a long time, saying quiet things and nodding. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had been gone a long time and about then I would have liked to have just been home. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black Dog’s been gone a long time,” White Deer said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll have it for a long time. I don’t think he’ll grow any more,” she said, glancing at me and grinning. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It will not even look like a river. It will look like a big lake. We will spend a long time crossing to the other side.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inventors often have to persist at their tinkering for a long time in the absence of public demand, because early models perform too poorly to be useful. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was at it a long time, and I lost interest, closed the Venetian blind, and joined my sisters and brothers in front of the television set. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I embraced them more tightly this time, aware that, possibly, I wouldn’t be seeing them in a long time, perhaps for many years. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes, and I could be in any girl’s room—a room she’s lived in for a long time, with Madame Alexander dolls sharing space with eyeliner pencils and fashion magazines. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You saw him. A long time ago when we went to the gas station. He was there.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In my room, I stared at myself in the mirror for a long time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I should have let you or any one of a dozen men take care of him a long time ago. He’s not a man. He’s an animal,” Uncle said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took her a long time, but I didn’t holler at her to hurry up. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It must have happened a long, long time ago,” said Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’s white, with long black hair that hasn’t been washed in a long time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he had one. He was one of those flying African children. They must all be dead a long time now.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time she stared at him, and then she bit her lower lip and said, “Colin, maybe the problem is us.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But first, I slept for a long time, days it seemed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan takes my hand and for a long time we just stand like that. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The sheriff said, “Well, sir, I knows y’all been on the trail for a long time and ain’t had the ’vantage of bathing. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I stayed on the edge of the raft for a long time, thinking about home and rubbing Stew Cat’s back. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a torturously long time to circle the cabin. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the new buildings are next to the marsh, which used to be a lake a long time ago. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It was a long time ago,” he explained. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Harlem. But not Harlem today. Harlem a long time ago. How it used to be. You probably don’t know nothing about that?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I paused for only a second, but it felt like a very long time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I’d been out in the country, and I could feel how much I’d enjoy going for a walk if it hadn’t been for Maman. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“He said something I couldn’t understand. Hell, Colonel, I can’t even understand them Johnnies, and I’ve been a long time in this army. ” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a long time to get ready. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You two have been speaking for a long time already,” Ma said; “What were you discussing?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She put her glasses on to look at it and spent a long time studying his face on the computer screen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Until now I have told you of things that have happened in the past—things that happened a long time ago. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

For a long time I quake in the dark. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when the boy’s face reminded him of Kamala, Siddhartha suddenly remembered something she had once said to him a long time ago. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hand Mom her favorite mug, the one Dad gave her a long time ago, one of those Valentine’s Day mugs full of chocolates. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To the teachers who had been around a long time, seeing Mr. Larson become less and less professional about his teaching had been especially sad, because they remembered the old Karl Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking about that a long time. Many people died of cholera, not just our family. I believe Rosa was right: Goré Mtoko couldn’t be responsible for a whole epidemic.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d held out for a pretty long time, too, before the armed forces were brought in with drones to pick them off. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Kapugen followed her and stood by the boat, talking to the man for a long time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is an un-American secret at the heart of American culture: for a long time, it was preoccupied by class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had to be sheltered, and would have to be, for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had not thought of these things for a long time. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We sat together and looked painful thing she’d been carrying a long time, and it was a relief to finally be rid of them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A silence that seems to last for a long time. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t wear my shirt today because I only have two shirts, and it has been a long time since I have had as many as that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"The plane was shot down in flames. Nobody knows where we are. We may be here a long time." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It took a little bit to figure out which way they should go, but I looked at the instructions for a long time, and eventually I figured it out. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had been thinking about this present for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That was my mom’s. She sold it a long time ago.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I ask Mami for a pen and paper and I write a letter back to Ramu, even though it takes a long time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

For a long time we ate nothing but endive. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He stood and looked at the painting for a long time, then sat on the floor in front of it for what seemed like hours. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Those were Ma’s words, and when I got home, I found myself, for the first time in a long time, also admitting that I wished she was home and not working. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Liyana took a walk by herself down by the refugee camp, standing for a long time in the pinkish light soaking up the quiet motions of evening. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There was nothing to make him last a long time,” Finch told his parents afterward. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It is quiet for a long time but I know he is still on the phone line. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Sissy: And when Mother goes—pray God not for a long time yet—and baby is big enough to start kindergarten, I’m going out to work again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since we have a lot more to worry about right now, I think it’s best we set some protection that will last a long time and only need touching up once in a while.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at me a long time, then walked over to the bushel baskets stacked at the back of the stand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny looks me in the eyes for a long time but doesn’t say a word. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I looked out the window, saw the two cops searching Shea’s bag with the spray-paint cans, and realized that Shea’s strategy was one of the dumbest ideas I had heard in a long time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I’d heard her laugh in a long time, and it was nice to hear. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Besides, you cannot talk about history until you can step back for a long time to look at it. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I sat on the edge of the bath, mentally going over the days’ routines. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time to get back to sleep. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to start, but once I do, the words rush from my lips as if they’ve been forming in the back of my mind for a long time. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hit OFF—these are the first calls I’ve made not on the cell phone in a long time—and type in 1-800-SUICIDE. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was beaming and bustling around the cabin in a way he hadn’t seen in a long time. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there, my mother and I, for what seemed a long time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t seen people for a long time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long time since we caught this many!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They talked quietly for a long time, but Charles did not bring up the subject of marriage. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cloudburst had passed into a distant echoing thunder roll, but it had left a rain determined to go on for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Kit had sobbed herself out, she lay for a long time too exhausted to move or to think. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He studies every photograph of every painting, and he spends an awful long time on each drawing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It took a long time for me to disengage myself from this excitement, and on the blindest, most visceral level, I never really have, and never will. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time Govinda looked doubtfully at the friend of his youth. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going up the stairs took a long time, and I had the feeling that I was carrying my suitcase. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Pa believes the war will last for a long time and this makes the very act of living sad for him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A lady I met a long time ago.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them stood like that for a long time, looking out at the world. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Kneeling is good. It’s been a long time since I’ve visited Camp Jupiter.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was glad he could set a long time after the young children had gone to bed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them said a word when he was gone, not for a long, long time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The two of us stood maybe ten meters apart, fixed in place, for a long time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A long time passed before she could get started. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he came back into the cabin, he took off his blanket-lined overall jacket and sat behind the stove for a long time. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means that animals make our hearts happy in a very special way. A French man named Anatole France said that a long time ago.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In the doctor’s office, I was seated not far from white people for a long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then for quite a long time neither said any more. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Madam, good morning! It is a long time!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It would take them a long time. Longer for my dad. I don’t think they’d have come to our wedding.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo hadn’t thought about that in a long time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

For a long time they debated what they should do, and how it would be best to attempt the fulfilling of their purpose with the Ring; but they came to no decision. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seems like a long time away, but the recital will be here before I know it. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I felt betrayed that not one of my five children offered to take me in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was born a long time ago and is convinced that marriage is a woman's only real shot at happiness. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The last time Abuela and Lolo brought us here by themselves was a long time ago. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It took me a ridiculously long time to realize that it was the sound of horses moving slowly down the road toward me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think its far back... a long time ago when I first started working at Donner’s Bakery. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

That has been the main thing to know about me, the only thing about me for a very long time, although I did not know it myself. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes can be a long time when you’re waiting with a beating heart for something you don't understand, something you don't really want to know. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mom started counting Nat’s age this screwy way a long time ago. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a long time since,” she said. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo watched the sun for a long time, and at the Acoma road they stopped and he watched it disappear behind the hills in the west. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet waited alone, saw one falling star, reminding him once more of the girl in a field a long time ago. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So much for old friends. And you, Zoe. It’s been a long time. How is my little traitor? I will enjoy killing you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t looked at myself in the mirror at the party for a long time because my face was different and frightened me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I just had to get away. I walked around for a long time,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her friend was silent a long time after Aunty Ifeoma finished her story. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes remained closed for a long time, and it seemed that my ears, too, were closed, because although I could hear the sound of voices, I did not make out what they said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned on the sill, the cool night air pleasant on his face after a long time under the blankets. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was the best meal Lina had had in a very long time—but her enjoyment of it was tainted just a little by the question of where it had come from. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t taken any pictures with my Brownie camera for a long time, so this album has slipped from view. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His pants legs were wet, as if he had been walking for a long time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been trying very hard for a very long time. All I ever wanted for you kids was the stability I didn’t have growing up. I never wanted this to happen.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Boxer’s split hoof was a long time in healing. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Back inside he sat by the stove holding his teacup and didn’t speak for a long time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my belly now full for the first time in a long time, I could think about something other than sickness and hunger. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clay, looking quite distressed, gazed at the bleeding and unconscious Amari for a long time before following after them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in the darkness for a long time, watching the shadows shift when the moon does, and I wonder if maybe Mom doesn't really hate me—maybe she doesn't hate any of us. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stood there a long time looking at the monks, saw in their place the young Siddhartha and Kamala walking beneath the tall trees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had instilled that in Moss a long time ago. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We went a different way to school, down another dirt road and through the sugarcane, but it took a long time and we were late. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve known each other for a long time,” Annemarie said, sitting down on her bed, which had some kind of Asian bedspread and about fifty pillows on it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I’d been out without my hearing aids, and it felt like I was miles under the earth. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And Speed-O trained me when I first got the job with the trucking company. We worked together for a long time. Had a lot of fun. A lot of laughs.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For a long time he just sat there, swinging the chain in his hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She also said he had been a widower for a long time but that he had recently remarried. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was silent for a really long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure it was done yesterday? It could have been like that a long time, with the warm weather. The upper sash, behind the shade like that.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first Europeans settled on the coast, and it took them a long time to penetrate into the interior, but by 1960 European governments had established political control over most New Guineans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Such a long time had passed that something might have happened to his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe Helen had been pinging for a long time, waiting for one of us to join her below the waves. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’d accepted a long time ago that Thomas and I were no longer best friends. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bed for a long time looking at the floor. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So, long time ago they got him back again but he wasn’t quite the same after that not like the other children. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Francie and her brother stood at the counter a long time before the butcher noticed them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brushed the shining red leather with his fingertips, and after a long time he said, “It’ll look pretty on him though.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited a long time—almost three-quarters of an hour, I think. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

For a long time, certainly throughout the happy Golden Age, only men were upon the earth; there were no women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo looked into the flames for a long time, feeling stronger and more calm as he got dry. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had been reading a book a day for a long time now and she was still in the B’s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daughter, she still didn’t fill out the papers. She’s taking a very long time.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It had begun a long time ago—eleven years ago, in the autumn of 1948, when Wells was nineteen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had taught them that saying a long time ago. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached Uncle Darnell, he stood up and wrapped himself around her or she wrapped herself around him and they didn’t let go for a long, long time. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It’s one reason my mother left for such a long time after Amanda died. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He heard the scream, heard it coming a split second before the others heard it, the scream that he knew now had been growing inside him for a long time. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s been, like, a really long time since I smoked.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t look over at him, but no one said anything for a long time, so his hiccuping cry was the only sound in the room. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And then Ophie was in her mother’s arms, and they were both crying, and for the first time in a very long time Ophie thought that maybe, just maybe, things could be okay. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mom had actually told Ms. Morales how long she was going to be gone, and it was just such a horrifyingly long time that no one wanted to break the news to the kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If anything, he says it too loudly and all in a rush, as if the words have been wanting to tumble out for a long time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d figured out a long time ago how to get As without trying; my secret to success was that I genuinely didn’t care. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I lay on my bed and thought about it a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago beekeepers always covered their hives when someone in their family died,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You have her face. I can see it in your cheekbones, and your jaw ..." "You remember more of her than I do. It has been a long time." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He did not meet Mr. Tweedie for a long time and he got tired of hearing about him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was following a mockingjay through the woods. For a long time. It was Rue, really. I mean, when it sang, it had her voice.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I had to think about it for a long time.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was a long time after, almost a year. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was terrified before, during and after each at­tack, and I spent a long time shivering with fear on the raft. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They spent a long time wandering through stores, looking at toys and records and pianos and birthday cards. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pattie put her arm around her son and they stayed that way for a long time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

We stay up there on the roof for a very, very long time. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I haven’t seen it for a long time, But I know it’s waiting still. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days was a long time to wait, but it worked with my plan. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stared at her for what felt like a very long time, waiting for some sign of life—the rise and fall of her chest, a rasp of breath—but I didn’t find one. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She did not want them to know that she was suffering inwardly and needed to lie down comfortably somewhere and sleep for a long time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Afterward he pondered about this white man a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Sergeant, are you trying to make a fool out of me just because I’m new in the squadron and you’ve been overseas a long time ?” “Oh, no, sir,” answered the sergeant deferentially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mark shivered with cold, something he hadn’t done in a long time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It took us a long time to do that, but we were happy because we knew we would eat at last. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time I dreamed about the boat, imagining it finished, its sails up, its eyes wide. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat still for a long time, and then she got up and paced, unable to focus, wondering whether to call him, debating with herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Winnie did not sleep at all, not for a long, long time. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten years is a long time for a human. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, shank. They’re all over the place, like freaking labels for the nice pretty Maze they built. I quit bothering to look at ’em a long time ago.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Our feeds were clear again from all the moon banners, so for a long time we all watched the football game while the girls, they did something else on the feed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I threw those cards away a long time ago.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She looks at me for a long time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Prison is a place you get put away for a long time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But Mami now says we're not going back, not for a long time, not till the wounds in our hearts have healed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“That means she has a clot in the veins so that her legs swell up. She may have to stay in bed a long time.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movie theater's neon sign hadn't been lit up for a long time. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had been there a long time when she heard whistiing coming down the road. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Start at the zoo. We went left, then right, then straight for a long time.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I make this long time ago for when I have helper,” and out of a bag he drew two long pieces of heavy twine secured at both ends by pegs. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When it’s done—clean plate—I feel better than I have about anything I’ve done in a long time, maybe a year. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“They was nice to you at college, Ignatius. Now tell the truth. They let you hang around there a long time. They even let you teach a class.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after a long time, I knew it was past then. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I’d had justice on my mind for a long time. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Their mother prayed for a long time that night. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was, for a long time, in spite of—or, not inconceivably, because of—the shabbiness of my motives, my only sustenance, my meat and drink. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time Greta and I were slaves for the farmers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Sefia was reminded of her old bedroom, from a long time ago. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The judge looked at him a long time before speaking. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had a bit of money that I had saved and decided to splurge on some fresh meat, something I had not had in a long time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t run like that in a long time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I just stand there reading, and then I write: Stop being afraid. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was a long time with the milk, and gazed fondly at the silhouette of Shirley Temple’s dimpled face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, the body of Kemmler was left to cool; when finally it was taken from the chair, rigor mortis had frozen it in a sitting position. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a long time I practiced, and learned. And I’ve made ornaments for many of the guardians. Now, though, I do real work. Important work.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t used my night-light for a long time. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The chairs and tables had been removed a long time before, making room for dead leaves and spiderwebs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Richard stared at her for a long time, willing her to search for him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We did not say anything for a long time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time she could not stop getting in the bed with her children and told herself each time that they might dream a dream about dragons and would need her to comfort diem. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I was happiest when the water rose and set us apart, on our own, so just the two of us decided everything there was to decide. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t done that in a long time,” I replied. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He stared at the paper for a long time before he spoke. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I know you want to see it all, you’ve wanted to for a long time, and you were too shy to ask. It’s a lovely room, isn’t it? The loveliest room you have ever seen.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I hugged her for a very long time. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t succumb to starvation, I would be here for a long time, with hateful mistresses and with Hattie ordering me about. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wait a long time till the girl in the blue dress comes in for the tray. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This was also the first night in a long time someone tucked me in. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had lived here a long time, and more than one hunter had listened to the voices of his hounds bawling on his trail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Understanding that it would “take a long time and much pains if you’re ever going to write for publication,” he wanted her to pursue what she loved. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a very long time, my mom says nothing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Farid must have seen my stupefied expression; shuttling people back and forth to Kabul, he would have become familiar with that expression on the faces of those who hadn’t seen Kabul for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Forever is a long time to keep a silly picture of me,” I say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I spend a long time online choosing a picture of the moon. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“So? I’m going to live there for a long time, right? And because of me, we’ll have to buy a bigger house than we would otherwise.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A couple of days is a long time.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped being hungry a long time ago, but not eating makes it hard to think. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It fell for a long time before he heard any impact. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you need to rest—” “No, I want to tell you. It’s been bothering me for a long time.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Njemile had coined that one a long time ago, and the name had stuck. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I gave her that innocent look and just said, “Boy, you must have been in a sound sleep. The fire whistle was going on for a long time before you woke.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We stood there for a long time, it seemed, long after the banging stopped and we heard footsteps crunching away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless for a long time he could not move her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The record player finished the “Christmas Polka” and clicked off, and for a long time there was silence. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to stare at them for a long time, trying to imagine what it would be like actually to live in such a glamorous place. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“In the village, long time ago, they use to have sometimes babies who were looking like girls. Then—fifteen, sixteen—they are looking like boys! My mother tell me this but I never believe.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But we’d been walking a good long time and there was still-plenty of sunlight and I hadn’t heard rattle the first. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I walked for a long time, more than an hour, and ended up all the way back behind the barn again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

And then for a long time you lie there watching the story happen in your head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You talk like you’ve known this a long time. You—” “I have. So’s your father. We wondered, sometimes, when your conscience and his would part company, and over what.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He made her swear on the Bible never to tell and never to follow, but still he lay awake a long time. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jeanine taps her chin and stares for what feels like a long time. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since she had done that. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The model at the foot of the bed bleeds away and is a long time restoring itself. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The thought of her mortification kept me company for a long time, but the sounds of music and laughter and Cisco Kid screams broke into my pleasant revengeful reveries. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

White Deer looked at his friend for a long time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were sure gone a long time,” she said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Look, is there any way we can open the box? It’s been here for a long time. Maybe there’s a clause in the box rental paperwork that says we can access it.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cold as it was he stood there a long time. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"How many of you realized that I stopped counting a long time ago?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Pheoby held her tongue for a long time, but she couldn’t help moving her feet. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She remained unconscious for a very long time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Adam went on, “I came out of the army like dragging myself muddy out of a swamp. I wandered for a long time before going home to a remembered place I did not love.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it would take a long time and that gave him a few moments to step below and drink four cups of water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, my mother had not understood my commitment to the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe in soul mates, but there’s an understanding between us that I just haven’t felt before, or at least, not for a long time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a long time until the first year’s growth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, after sundown, I stand in the dark, held in the palm of night. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She searches my face for a long time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The body knows things a long time before the mind catches up to them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen skirts that short on women. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at my reflection and the trees behind it for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think for a long time that I must be dead, that this is some ring of hell I’m walking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once in bed, it was a long time before he slept. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alex hasn’t been a good Catholic in a long time, but he knows confession is a sacrament. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would be a great long time before I saw him again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stares at me for a long time, actually looking at me as a person. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

For a long time I wondered why he ever married a woman like my mom in the first place, as she was the opposite of that in every way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Adèle claimed your outward attention for a while; yet I fancied your thoughts were elsewhere: but you were very patient with her, my little Jane; you talked to her and amused her a long time. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s been an English teacher at Forest Heights Junior High for a long time, but Mother’s first day of teaching home economics at Hall High School was supposed to be tomorrow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself falling for what seemed like a long time, falling as softly as a drop of rain on velvet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody moved or spoke for a long time, until Special Julius got up and said, “They have gone.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They looked like Rose’s grandmother had earned them a long time ago. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It took her until February, and for a girl as smart as Leslie that was a long, long time. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I promise not to die, but with these two beautiful ladies nursing me, I may decide to remain ill for a long, long time.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He felt a moment of curious suspension, as when you have been awake for a long time you have certain moments of unreality, of numbness, of the beginning of sleep. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels so strange, saying her name out loud after such a long time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were outside, Mom sat me down on a bench and hugged me for a long time. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

For a long time I think on this and at last make a decision. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed a very long time to Julius, who used the interval to dismiss the four slaves who were now needed to manhandle the large cage containing the full-grown tiger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not long afterward, there arrived the first of several witch clans, the sound of the air through their pine branches whispering in the dark sky for a long time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My mother looked at me for a long time. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

She felt more like herself than she had in a long time, but did this new Ivy—the real Ivy—still fit with her family? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She wanted to sit quiet for a long time and not think and not say a word. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Instead we all stand there for a long time trying to formulate a response. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago,” he bit out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Here now with Daddy that seems like such a long time ago, but I’m glad I took the pictures of Alabama in my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Papa’s jealous of me since his papa died a long time ago. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After he had washed up and eaten, Estraven sat a long time by the stove that night figuring out precisely what we had and how and when we must use it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sat for a long time and thought about his mother. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t go back to sleep for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat for a long time holding the phone while he strained to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I face away from her for a long time so that she won't see my sadness. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Your Grandpa Bobby told me that story a long time ago. Why they call it Thunder Beach.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He contorts in a very peaceful, very holy way I think it’s the first chance in a long time the father’s had to say thank you. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We sit in the truck in silence for a long time. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And I could have done something to fix it, a long time ago. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever looked forward to something for a long time, and then when you finally got what you wanted, it wasn’t what you expected?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Long, long time ago, before cars and buses, and streetlights and houses, the Lenape lived in New York. They owned the whole place. Can you believe that, Leda?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Alec had been retired from the military for a long time and really, really, really hated it when Mark called him that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When the story ended, the old woman studied my mother for a long time while she wrapped and rewrapped her faded blue pagne over her flat chest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a pointless trick they’d all promised to stop a long time ago. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A long time ago there had been others. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I lowered the phone into the cradle and stared at it for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Duchess doesn't move for a long time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

‘I must have dropped off. It’s a long time, Mr. Frodo, since I had a proper sleep, and my eyes just closed down on their own.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

You know, I could keep you in suspense for a long time. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the face of a friend he had known for a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mutt crept into his own little house and whined softly to himself for a long time. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

That must have been a long time ago. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

We shook on the best deal I’d made in a long time. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Babulya said a long, long time ago, everyone had given some of their food and harvest to the high priests in the temple. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When I got there, Jessica was sitting slumped in a chair, arms dangling by her sides like she’d been waiting a long time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I think waiting a long time for something makes it more gratifying. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Da-A-Fu — bring this girl home and tell Amah to take care of her. She has not slept in a warm bed for a long time.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had not mentioned it in a long time, the fact of her leaving. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was sick for a very long time, because he had tried so hard to help those Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was expecting my brother to just talk and talk about himself for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t be sure, but it felt like a long time since anyone had done that. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

To have something as wonderful as that happen would take a long, long time. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are going to sleep for a long, long time.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other for a long time. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It could have happened a long time ago,” Zion said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It may take me a long time, but I will try because Sumita is the first person who ever told me that it’s okay to just be myself. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then he was quiet for a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Already it seemed as if no one had lived there for a very long time. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve allowed that to happen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It takes me a long time, even on a night like this, though it’s easier with the diary. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can stare at something like that for a long time. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It could not have been ten seconds, and yet it seemed a long time that their hands were clasped together. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If you remember, I told you that a long time ago. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“A little, a long time ago,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

None of us spoke for such a long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stood there, staring out the window a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It took a long time to recover from this vicious beating, but Abraham and I grew strong enough to walk again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We do this for a long time, and then he shows me how he makes a song out of the words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You have very limited powers of spontaneous thought. I knew you’d thought that up a long time ago. I maul you when it’s just my mind against your mind.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even then it was a long time before the implications of the theory for massive stars were understood. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time he had known without details that the cloud was there. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But a long time ago the glass ceiling over the terrarium had cracked, and so everything was dead, and there was moon dust all over everything out there. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, people have been trying to do this sort of thing for a long time, by other techniques and with varying degrees of luck. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had only seemed like a long time. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Color blindness, a condition from which he suffered, was for a long time called Daltonism because of his studies. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My father said that cars would stay radioactive for a long time—because they’re made of heavy metal, I suppose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I waited a moment and said, “All of us, you included, are going to sleep for a long, long time.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone swung open the basket lid and held it open for a long time. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I have the money. I’ve had it a long time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The men had built another rock wall, and now, with enough ammunition, he could hold there for a long time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was written a long time ago, but it’s a good story.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This has been going on for a long long time now. It’s up to you. Don’t let them stop you. Don’t let them finish off this world.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought he was gone. We banished him from the village a long time ago. I was Leader then.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I bet I’m going to be angry for a long time, so I don’t see any point in waiting. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

For a long time they meant nothing to him except abduction: being captured and forced onto his back, his inability to fight, helplessness, pain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Still, as miserable as my life has been, I was not able to bring myself to set the plan in motion, or even to make the first move for a long time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know many trick,” Jiichan said, “and I will teach you everything I know. We have many long time until you grow up! Many long time!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He made plans for a long time, almost a week. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

On those nights it would take a very long time for Nate to fall back to sleep. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That must have been a long time ago.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then they were quiet for a long time as they looked at each other, the sons seeing the father suddenly old, and the father knowing his sons were men and going away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knocked for a long time but nobody heard me.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“A protester from a long time ago, I think.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the moment before calling out to the woman a second time, Salva realized what Uncle had truly meant— something Salva had known in his heart for a long time: His family was gone. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold her for a long time in the dark kitchen. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then she said quietly: “I haven’t seen that boy for a long time. Not since the Cottages.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a long time because I don’t have that. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For a long time I lay on the rock while they trotted around below me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s weird that I live with Sam but we haven’t talked in a long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo discovered that friendship a long time after it had begun, when he heard the child talking about the killing at the station. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even though Uncle Tim gave us the station wagon a long time ago and it is so old the fake wood side panels are peeling off, Apa treats it like we bought it yesterday. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been out here in the real world for a long time, and I wanted to see how it had changed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And because these people lived seven thousand miles south of the Bering Strait, a distance that presumably would have taken a long time to traverse, they almost certainly arrived before the ice-free corridor opened up. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sauce Chris was talking about was something my mother taught me to make a long time ago. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For a long time, originality itself was mistrusted. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Frederick says nothing more, and both boys lie motionless a long time, watching the blue spokes of moonlight rotate through the room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a long time before the seagulls were able to pull the peach away from that horrible rainbow-cloud. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time between clicks, between joints in the track. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, Pa told me people should be good not because they are afraid of getting caught but because bad karma will follow them through their lifetime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A beautiful courtesan was my teacher for a long time, and a rich merchant and a dice player. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The salt wood burned orange and blue in the fire’s heart and he sat watching it a long time. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stay a long time with Milla, who also finds some girls, as she put it, that she went to school with. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He stared at me through the mirror for a long time. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago some Indians lived here and farmed these fields,” he said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any- one who has been without money for a long time will know what I’m talking about. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell had left the book open to the Large-Billed Puffins, and Lucas stared down at them for a long time, trying to make them out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After the woman repeated what we had told her, he stared at us for a long time. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“But that was a long time ago,” Gram explained, “back in Ireland and England and Germany, before the time when people decided they were afraid of magic.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Although we killed the Indians who held the litter, others at once took their places and held it aloft, and in this manner we spent a long time in overcoming and killing Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two of us remained silent in front of the fire for a long time after that, thinking about these wonderful things. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I’d made up my mind a long time ago to ask him a few things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Especially after such a long time since they’d seen any signs of advanced technology. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“The way I see it, the earth has been around for a long, long time. Longer than we can imagine. And before the Purity War, no one had ever done this, right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Shehad been uncomfortable using it for a long time, because every time she saw it, she remembered him in it, riding into her barn, right before he took Håkon and set the barn on fire. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I wouldn’t be able to answer for a long time. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been building these stockpiles for a long time,” he said. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

No one answered the phone for a long time. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I hadn't seen him for a long time. Now I see him almost every week." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Still, considering the number of memories Zara’s collected, it feels like a long time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They talk hoops for a long time while the rest of us listen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke during the night and lay still a long time, trying to remember where I was. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Colonel Causey, this is Mary Anne. Please pretend that you’re talking to my mama. My brother and I have been planning this for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It may retain the moisture for a very long time. You may try it, Sonny, but the proof will be here on the range, of course.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Judging from their sad shape, the beanbag creatures had been sitting out here a long time—since the snow melted last spring at least. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The promise of glittering sidewalks feels a long time behind us now, no diamonds anywhere to be found. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time, his father said nothing. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, Mama stays awake for the whole movie. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

There isn't any night club in the world you can sit in for a long time unless you can at least buy some liquor and get drunk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma got her false teeth at church after going every Saturday for a long, long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It took a long time for Minli to cut all the twine that bound the dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He looks into my eyes for a long time—like he’s trying to control my mind or something—and I eventually look down at my sneakers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam comes for me and with my weak legs it takes us a long time to walk to the bus at Union Cross. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

His mother stayed with him for quite a long time, that night, she kept on touching him, asking him things, and when she had gone, the air all around his bed smelled of her smell. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

That’s what my dad said after a long time of not saying anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time I revolved what I should next say. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You were gone a long time,” he murmurs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I think folks in the county jail have to stay for a long time. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He turns out the light and lies down on the floor beside the chair, with just his arm for a pillow, and for a long time I can't tell whether he's asleep or pretending. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time to get a meal in me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a long time and watched the sky. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There’s no dust on the shelves, but I get the feeling these books haven’t been read in a mighty long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

While I was trying to think up an excuse to leave, Dad leaned forward and predicted, “Dwight David Eisenhower will be the last good president this country will have for a very, very long time.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It took a long time to identify all those corpses, I guess. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I listened in silence to the steady ticking of her kitchen clock. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My high was listening to you talk to Maya upstairs and hearing you laugh. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard you laugh, Grade.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He walked for a long time before he found a subway station. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we flew back to Washington late that night, I already knew it would be a long time before we did anything like this again. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It isn’t anymore, but for a really long time it was my dream to take over the family jewelry business. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man in black was silent for a long time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had been sitting together for a long time, and Claire was stiff. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time she held the carving over his body. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, this was the only image Mia had of Mr. Wilkinson, a mysterious cross between Marco Polo and Santa Claus who filled his home with treasures. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sat next to me quietly for a long time, and I could almost hear his mind working, trying to come up with something to talk about. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even though Gomo has been here for a long time, her English is not that good. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

They sat together for a long time, talking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stand on the pavement outside his house for a long time after he shuts the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was my best friend for a long time, even when I became a typical boy and was afraid to admit it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Later she laid him down and looked at him a long time. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It has been a long time since I have heard Nuwa’s tear called that.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t move; he just stays there with his mouth pressed to my skin, and I stay there with my hands on his waist, for a long time. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You know, you might have to wait a long time,” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And she said, ‘I used to, a long time ago.’ Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounder’s blood would wettin the leaves,” the boy said after he had stood a long time with the poker in his hand. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fifty years's a long time to stay angry with someone.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I know the fountain Zoe is referring to hasn’t been operational for a long time, so the spraying water was never there, but the picture is prettier that way. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It took him a long time to realize that neither the man nor the baby was still there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one expected it to be a problem because they had been separated for a long time. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he left it beside his hole as he continued to dig. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She looks at me but doesn’t come close, stares for a long time, yawns, and then walks away. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We sit there for a long time until the Sunday-schedule bus comes into view. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a shame I learned to keep down a long time ago. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After a long time he handed the pictures back to me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I drive with no music. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it takes a long time to work out a new idea. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Everybody froze when the train whistle blew one long time and the engine started saying shuh-shuh-shuh. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It took them a long time to accept there what everyone could see by their TV’s was OK anywhere else. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The torches had to be larger and more solid than those Dustfinger used in his shows, for they would have to burn a long time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I say yes, knowing that he’s referring to the horse farm that burned down a long time back. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up then and hugged Obiora, and they held on to each other for a long time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Donnelly went back to the casket and knelt there, with his eyes tightly closed, for a long time. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is as you say a long time ago,” I said wearily. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen him look so happy in a long time. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I found an envelope a long time ago in your safe, so we went to the address that was on it,” she said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then she was falling and couldn’t breathe for what felt like a very long time. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The jacket was warm and old, and it smelled like it hadn’t been washed in a really long time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been trying his hardest for a long time not to think of ghouls: but he couldn't keep it up any longer. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe no human beings had been there for a long time, but lots of things liked to live in cool, dark caves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gerhard doesn't answer for a long time, and when he does, his eyes look pained. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was frustrated for the first time in a long time at how long it took me to get my jeans on. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Farquar studied the arm for a long time, pressing, feeling, like a doctor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time before I could get close enough to the chimps to make good observations. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

After they take the X-ray, Dr. Friendlich stares at it for a long time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

My mother told me once that, a long time ago, there were people who wouldn’t buy genetically engineered produce because they viewed it as unnatural. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was a long time after he left, that warm September morning, that she was able to relax enough to drop the knife. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mostly from the Old Testament. I been wondering about that for a long time.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Every time he said something, that was the last thing anyone said for a long time. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Amah,” Pinmei said slowly, “it has been winter for a long time.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In spite of what Blackavar had said, it was a long time before everyone had left the boat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my brother and I had also learned a long time ago how to game the system; when I wanted to go out somewhere, and I knew my parents wouldn’t approve, he’d vouch for me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth went on looking at me for a long time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing looked at her for a long time, drooling smoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

On the way home, Sidhean fell into step beside her, and for the first time in a long time, she was startled by his arrival. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, I look at myself in the mirror for a long time. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The place smelled musty, like it had been vacant for a long time.. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cuddled Dinah close and listened to the sound of Jay’s soft snores for a long, long time before I finally fell asleep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When the show is over, Lorena goes into the bathroom for a long time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I think they’re going to last for a long time,” he said to the monk. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had learned that lesson a long, long time ago. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The answer was complicated, with the needle swinging from symbol to symbol in a sequence that made Lyra puzzle for a long time. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute, I said, “You kept quiet about this for a long time.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a long time to wait for something you weren’t sure you were going to get. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was silent for a long time, but then finally managed to find my voice. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was a plan he had had for a long time. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ten years, however, is a long time for anger to last. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time I remember laughing like this in a long, long time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Biff would stand looking at her for a long time, rubbing his nose thoughtfully and with his eyes half-closed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know that I’ve always been on my own—except for Mama Ya-Ya and the neighbors who watched me grow for a long time. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he straightened up, feeling stiff, the cat raced away, spitting, and he stood there for a long time among the empty houses, waiting for his heartbeat to slow. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he did, because he began to shiver again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes when a person looks forward to something for such a long time, it keeps them alive. Then when they accomplish it—boom.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His hand slips into hers easily, like he’s known her for a long time. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As I’d shuffled out, that same judge had told me that it had been a long time since the school had “seen an Oregon country girl.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone said to a friend, “You sure was a long time delivering that baby. How long was you in labor?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them looked as if it had been a long time since they’d been opened, and heavy padlocks hung in front of some of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We leaned against the wall for a long time without saying a word. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I allowed myself to enjoy and experience life without a timetable and rigid commitments. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“That depends. If a shark feeds on a nice seal, it may not eat again for weeks. It takes a long time for a shark to digest a large meal.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Little Willy was silent for a long time before he spoke. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It was a long time ago. How am I supposed to remember stupid stuff that happened a long time ago?" Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s my fault. I should have taken you off the team a long time ago.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They look as if they have been waiting for a long time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His breath reeks of liquor and it's been a long time since he's bathed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For a long time there is silence, then Mr. James Ito says only, “It is gone.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time her Dad came home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We all sit there for a long time, nothing else to say, when the landline phone begins to ring. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then she smoored the fire, stretched herself on the big bed with a strange motion, and lay then in the darkness for a long time without sleeping—her body moving discontentedly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, the applause finally fades, and I hear people asking each other, Who is that girl? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my mom let me stay like that for a long time. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Look, if they could trace people through the computer, or through this chat room, wouldn’t they have found me a long time ago?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Pale and slightly pimply face, carelessly dressed; you can tell his boots haven’t been cleaned in a long time; his socks are bunched up around the ankles.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her thumb over the keyboard for a long time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be dry and sit in the warm sunshine for a long time—preferably with Annabeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed to take him a long time to believe in the rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No janitor has chilled in this closet for a very long time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Gardens—where we grow the crops. Water’s pumped in through pipes in the ground—always has been, or we’d have starved to death a long time ago. Never rains here. Never.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“That kind of poison would probably keep even me from coming back to life... for a long time, at least. My essence would be scattered and degraded. So I’m risking quite a lot.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We noticed at both clothing drives that the clothes had a distinct smell: damp and moldy, like they’d been stored for a long time in wet cardboard boxes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you’ll work that way at first. But nine years is a long time. You’ll get mighty tired of sailing by ash breeze.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie stood alone there in the garden for a very long time, thinking about the dead and their reasons for staying. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There’s paint all over him, but some of it looks like it's been there for a long time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I clutched the diary to my chest and wept for a long time. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reyna gazed at him for a long time, as if trying to translate his words. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a long time it had echoed in his mind like musical memory, and suddenly the song was loud and bright and painful once more. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I probably woke he and his wife up, because it took them a helluva long time to answer the phone. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When he’s done, he stops by my domain and stares at me for a long time while he drinks from a brown bottle. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It is a long time before I see electric light again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I had neatly solved a problem that had been worrying me for a long time, and now' I thought that I could turn my energies to writing and justify myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had felt a big fight coming for a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They lay there for a long time but they were freezing and finally he sat up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She cried some at first, and they hugged for a long time. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"I been wanting to blast 'em a long time." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been taller than her for a long time, but he felt like he was towering over her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“This has been going on for a long long time. They will try to stop you from completing the ceremony.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was one night when Khalid spent a long time telling me a story about a shack that belongs to Old Man Martin, down by the river in the swampland. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I’d tell him about a biologist I read about, someone who lived a long time ago: He was walking on a beach soon after his wife died. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His eye patch was frayed around the edges and the black cloth was faded, like he’d been wearing it a long, long time. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her family was so used to her weird brand of humor that they had stopped acknowledging it a long time ago. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He regards me for a very long time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I heard her murmuring prayers for a long time. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

After a long time Selitos said, “I have heard terrible rumors concerning your wife.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was madder than I'd seen him in a long time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He had kissed one girl, somebody he’d been interested in for a long time; kissed her twice, in fact. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had been there in a long time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“He talked to you for a long time,” said Jeremy as they flew. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I also have misty eyes, as if I had seen this a long, long time ago, and had almost forgotten. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After what seemed to be a very long time, a faint whisper of smoke snaked up from the twigs and leaves. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard her leave, probably for a run, and she was gone for a good long time. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I stared at the photograph for a long time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When dressed, I sat a long time by the window looking out over the silent grounds and silvered fields and waiting for I knew not what. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She reminds me of a little girl I knew a long time ago.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Christina holds me upright and doesn’t say a word for a long time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I knew Abuela had come to Miami on a boat a long time ago. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“He was good friends with your mother for a very long time. I think he was genuinely interested in the project, but I think it was mostly a big favor to your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other for a very long time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had been standing there for a very long time, and people were having to go, and there was no place to go but where we were standing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A long, long time ago She had come from Her bottomless pool to join with the murderer Cain. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. I just don't believe it. Have you known her a long time?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It's flat,” he said, a long time later. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the picture a long time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He sat there for a long time, running his fingers over the symbols, wishing his skin were porous enough to let all the knowledge and history of the world in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the playground he could hold on for a long time, but when his grip finally tired, his fingers slipped quickly and he fell. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It's been written in me for a long time, so I know I've written it in you a long time ago. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, he felt a kind of eagerness for the day ahead. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before she regained her health. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him for a long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Charles sat quietly while I talked and didn’t say anything for a long time after. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It took a long time before the adrenaline quit coursing through Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he came to the intersection that would take them to The Deuce, he sat there for a long time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’d learned that a long time ago, and I suspected Augustus had, too. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It seems a long time since everybody went away,” said Agnes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired, but he lay awake for a long time. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a very long time, the teacher gets up and goes to her desk. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Petra didn’t think much about what racial category she belonged to—her family had let go of that way of looking at things a long time ago. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You can go and take over the four cars on the Bainsizza if you like. Gino has been up there a long time. You haven’t seen it up there, have you?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My oldest sister said, “Silly, that was a long time ago. There aren’t any robbers there now.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked as though the war were going on for a long time. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

After what feels like an agonizingly long time, a doorway opens. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even though the buildings are in the process of being rebuilt, Zlata’s parents feel like it will take a long time to rebuild relations. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After the end of his expedition, it was a long time before Europeans again reached the Mississippi Valley, but Eurasian microbes were now established in North America and kept spreading. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time since she and her sisters had played hide-and-seek in the many rooms. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She heard footsteps approaching, the first in a long time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I agreed, and for a long time we did not speak. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in silence for a long time. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took him a long time to light up a cigarette. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And kind of puckered-looking, the way your hands get if they’ve been in the water a long time, but I knew this was just because she was new. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat for a long time with my eyes shut, listening to the rain and the wipers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she had to shake her head a long time but not tonight. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she’ll come for me some moonlit night a long, long time from now. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had listened now for a long time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but you might not stay dead. I thought Brahmasura was killed a long time ago.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you tell me? I could have done something, a long time ago.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If you’re looking for folks to make sense, my girl,” he said, “you may find yourself looking for a very long time indeed.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She comes over, takes my chin in her hand, and stares into my eyes for such a long time that I start to fidget. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise they would have moved a long time ago. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The party—For a long time she remembered how she thought it would be, how she imagined the new people at Vocational. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We’ll go in and close the door and it will be nice. But that will be a long time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he had eaten, he sat by the fire for a long time while it slowly died down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sis opens her arms, and Ma steps into a hug that lasts a long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After gazing into her eyes for what seems like a long time, I kiss Erin good night on her porch, and then leave. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That last night, as Mrs. Richardson settled down to sleep in the Winslow house for the first time, she began to think, as she would for a long time, of her youngest child. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry watched her face a long time and nodded that he could. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Henry had been with the family a very long time, even coming up with them from Virginia. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They stood like that for a long time, and Ivy was glad. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It occurred to him for the first time that Grog, who was supposed to be in California, hadn’t made an appearance out there in a good long time. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guessed. But my guesses have usually been good,” said Dumbledore happily, and they sat in silence for what seemed like a long time, while the creature behind them continued to whimper and tremble. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"That might take rather a long time, my good lord. I know quite a lot." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She's getting notes from my teachers and the counseling office, because two weeks is a long time to be absent from a high-powered private prep school. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steady held the note for a long time, then made the sax drift away from the rest of the storm of music. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Under the piers it was very high tide and the waves splashed on rocks they had not reached in a long time. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s when wealthy people come into a neighborhood to redevelop it to increase its value. It usually pushes out people and businesses that have been around for a long time.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It took me a long time to get clearance to go inhere,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

No one had asked Ophie her opinion on anything in a very long time, and it was nice to think that this very polished, very fancy lady cared what she thought. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He went on for what seemed a long time, always at a walking pace. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Binding or loosing. But that was a long time ago.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Carmen stared at me, and I realized it was because I hadn’t said anything in a really long time. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And even though I was worried about what was going to happen next, I felt happier than I had for a long time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The front doors jammed. It’s been like that for a long time.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t had pancakes and bacon in a really long time. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If these were once eggs, it had been a long time since they’d been inside a hen. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He pulled the wick out of the bottle and poured the bottle about half full, old straight weight oil thick and gelid with the cold and a long time pouring. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Every day Johnny led Goblin to the Common, for it was quite a long time before he dared ride him through the narrow, crowded streets. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It's been a long time. I'm not a religious man. But it's been a long time.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at those words for a long time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They may not have had sweets for a long time.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"He was King- * beyond-the-Wall a long time back. All the free folk know his songs, but might be you don't sing them in the south." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“A very long time,” he said, looking past his visitor as if he expected to see another figure emerge from the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We don’t say anything else for a long time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I talk to them a long time, but they were absolutely positive Diana and Georgie didn’t live in their neighborhood. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I gave up on figuring out why a long time ago. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She prayed for a long time, until the terrible moan of a lost freighter was heard throughout the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped laughing for a long time, but she laughs here, like she used to in Kobani. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Theo has been living with the disease for a long time. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It amazed me that he could kick one leg up above his head and hold the stance for a long time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited a long time before he answered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked with my mother a long time and all I could hear was my mother’s voice: “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Search the house if you like.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, all I can do is take tiny sips from my bottle and watch a beetle crawl up the side of a honeysuckle bush. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a long time, looking all confused. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I think if it hadn’t been for you, I would have killed myself a long time ago.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

This is the happiest and safest I have felt in a long time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The tunnel smelled even older than the passageway, and it was clear it hadn’t been used for a very long time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Possibly I have the flu and this is why I'm allowed to stay in bed, even though I can tell I've been asleep a long time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I can see some forest now; we can hide among the trees for a spell, maybe a long time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time before I left the safety of the main house, and I never ventured to the borders of Rose Hill again, not until I came to Miss Preston's years later. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So much seems like a long time ago. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered something he’d told me a long time ago, when he first gave me the magic sword: It has a long and tragic history, which we need not go into. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Can I ask you about something that happened a long time ago?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Just now, when I saw her with that knife, it was like a dream I had a long time ago.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Looking healthier and feeling stronger than they had in a very long time, they were ready for sale. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He played with the little boys for a long time. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sucked in a deep breath, as if coming up for air after a long time beneath dark waters. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The gods-become-human were for a long time a very slight improvement upon their worshipers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, he had a long time to think undisturbed about how he should reorganize his life from scratch. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not all better. It takes a long time to recover from a stroke.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I thought about it quiet for a long time, then I looked over to Sam. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another boy said, “Me too, I lived with my momma for a long time.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a long time before I stop crying, before I’m able to compose a text message to him saying I’m very sorry, I’m at home now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon Cathy rose listlessly from her bed and spent a long time in front of the mirror. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That friend’s wife greeted him sadly and told him that his friend was unfortunately very ill and would have to stay in his bed for a long time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I have been fascinated by prisons for a long time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before he slowed down, allowing her to catch up. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’d gotten used to the old bear’s ways a long time ago. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She lay in her bed for a long time, listening to the singing of the birds. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I had figured he was keeplocked for a good long time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat together for a long time saying nothing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei had not seen the village in a long time, but she knew it was not supposed to be as she was seeing it now. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a long time I did not believe this, till it took Toño, my brother. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why will they be a long time? What are they going to do?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed us into himself for a long time. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

"I know because I do. I've known for a long time." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was aimless, pleasant chat, but it served to remind Claire that she was freer now than she had been in a long time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He quickly grabbed the notebook out of her hands and did what he had wanted to do for a long time. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Nine seconds seemed like a pretty long time. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Meggie looked back for a long time as they left Capricorn’s village behind them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I kept looking into the basin, but nothing happened, and after a long time, Mami let me get up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He whetted the shining blade a long time on a little carborundum stone. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything for a long time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mama told me a long time ago, “Tyrone, if you want lunch, you better make it yourself, ’cause I got more important things to do!” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, she put the work in her basket, covered it with a cloth, and stood up from her chair, knees creaking. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

JT held my gaze for a long time, then went over to his mother and touched her arm. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did take a long time, the telling. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Twig shook her head and bit her lip, and we were quiet for a long time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looked at me a long time, trying to work me out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his knees still sore from crawling under the cabin, he hesitated a long time before he knelt on the frozen earth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s see— monkeys that inhaled Marburg virus took a long time to develop the disease, from six to eighteen days. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep took a long time coming to the dead man’s bed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He fingered his glasses and stared at me a long time. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was from a long time ago. I forgot it was even there,” said Ximena. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I hope you don’t leave for a long time,” she said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

After the soldiers had gone his father sat with him a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin’ to fight all the time.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me for a long time, and I got more and more nervous. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He scratched his head for a long time, with both his hands. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then right there, right in the middle of the bleachers for all my friends and schoolmates to see, he kisses me on the lips, for a long time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He sat looking at the sky for a long time. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Daddy and Betty Jean a long time ago, and Judy and David a year or two before I was born. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always had to ring the bell after that, and sometimes it took a long time for her to answer, and at other times his ring was not answered at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ghost girl on the trolley must have died a long time ago, judging by her clothes, and yet the old man was still happy to get a message from her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I just looked out there for a long time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It has been a long time since she’d had enough to eat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam took a long time to answer, and his mind sought escape before he said, “Yes, sir.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It hasn’t worked right since . Clary hesitated and glanced sideways at Lina. “For a long time,” she said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had been dealing with Mack for a long time. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time Laura began to see glimpses of blue water between the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hugs me and we sit together for a long time on the sofa. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Native American farming served for a long time just as a small supplement to food acquisition by hunting-gathering, and supported only a sparse population. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I’d been wondering about it for a long time and didn’t know it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We had a fair like that once. It was a long time ago.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whoever they were, they were rough, hardened men who looked like they’d been living in the jungle for a long time, eating what they could scrounge, sleeping on the ground. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It had sat on the market a long time, and a story had been going around town that the previous owner had hanged himself in the basement. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since anyone had come for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he would pick his way with extreme distaste through the wet grass and undergrowth, taking a long time, and stopping often to shake his paws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat for a long time—long enough for the sun to disappear behind the trees, and then below the horizon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe we’ll have Lolo the way he’s supposed to be for a long time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And though they surely knew no permission would be granted, they kept up their soft, steady chant for a very long time in the pouring rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was the most fun I’ve had in a long time. Maybe ever.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He sat there in his worst enemy’s kitchen for quite a long time, watching the fairy flying around the room investigating everything, for fairies are naturally inquisitive, and this one was obviously no exception. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Yes, I remember the way my mom’s eyes were puffy for a long time after he left. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And for the first time in a long time, I felt hope. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then he quickly adds, “Of course, that was a very long time ago, and now you can simply enjoy it, and then I’ll have you write an essay on it.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For a long time five thousand meant the number of pigeons you could shoot in one day, one by one. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We don’t really know what is going to work. We know it’s going to take a really long time.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had Zero write a few more upper- and lowercase A's, and then he moved on to a capital B. This was going to take a long time, he realized. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At first there were only a handful of travelers and a wagon or two, but to me it seemed like a great crowd after such a long time alone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s only one possible answer: “I’m longing so much...and have for such a long time. I’m so lonely and now I’ve found comfort!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ordinary working-class Europeans would not have known who Mozart was either during his life or for a long time after it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

"Two of the six he took with him. They'd been dead a long time, only . . . the bodies are queer." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mayday used to be a distress signal, a long time ago, in one of those wars we studied in high school. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has been a long time since she has spoken to me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was September fourth, and for the first time in a very long time, the days were moving again. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I had felt any dilemma about eating meat, but some things had changed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, you see, Chief, he was gone an awful long time. We both called out to him but there was no answer.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Three months is a long time to wait, especially for a passionate Spaniard.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt by his side for a long time, crying, thinking of all that had happened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be waiting a long time for that text. No phone until I turn thirteen, remember?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And just be there for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Dinka had heard omens of war for a long time. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart felt lighter than it had in a long, long time. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

That night and many nights afterward for a long time, I could see Mr. Harvey’s feet hanging down and the rope stretched over the rafter, and I imagined his face in my mind. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She holds me for what feels like a long time, even after I let my hands fall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wait for a long time without anything changing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Qhorin sat in his saddle, studying the eagle for a long time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It was a long time ago,” Celia says, surprised by the genuine sympathy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The electric clock on the wall had whirred, for a very long time, and Kingshaw had just lain there. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The boy stood looking at it a long time. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My stomach hurts, but I feel more sure than I have felt for a long time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A protest of some kind had been coming on for a long time. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

They were all very impressed and couldn’t wait to get started, but soon realized they weren’t going to be changing the furniture into animals for a long time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“This will be the first time we’ve been in one place for two years in a long time,” Matthew noted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her husband left her for a woman half her age a long time ago, and she’s been salty ever since. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he handed it to Theo, who slid it over to Meeks, who stared at it a long time before giving it to Horse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

At one time Ultima was gone a long time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a long time ago—ten, maybe fifteen years ago. I think he did go after her, but I don’t think he found her.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It had ached for a long time now, for several years, but it was getting worse, and Claire had difficulty straightening herself She walked bent. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I realize that maybe, for the first time in a long time, I have a new friend. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“My father got into some trouble—a long time ago—before the Tiger King became emperor.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We sat for what felt like a long time, blubbering until we were exhausted and out of tears. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I didn't say a single word. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

HARRY: The part of me that was Voldemort died a long time ago, but it wasn’t enough to be physically rid of him—I had to be mentally rid of him. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t had this much fun in a long, long time. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I know you’ve been friends with that group for a long time. But they don’t treat you right.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She waited for what seemed to be a long time before she heard automobile doors slamming and cars leaving. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even at five, I know she won’t be back for a long time. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘It is not for that,’ he said, and then he looked at me for a long time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been a long time ago, because I can’t remember. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t have luck when someone else has skill. So long time ago, we decided to invest in the stock market. There’s no skill in that. Even your mother agreed.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Six weeks is a long time, Agent. And it’s a hostile island. They’ll be lucky to last two days,” the Boss answered. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

No one had called me son in a very long time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I spent a long time re-measuring them and making sure, over and over, that they were right. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, a kind of elephant that hasn’t lived on the earth for a long time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t had a day off for a long time. A rest would do him good.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I been looking for you and that white girl you run off with for a long time now,” Clay drawled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on the edge of my bed for a long time, fighting back tears. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I was calling for such a long time and you didn’t hear!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But the man in the yellow suit stood tapping his foot in the road for a long time all alone, looking at the wood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time, or what seemed like a long time, Raymie’s mother arrived. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He sat there a long time weeping and then he got up and walked out through the woods to the road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stared at it for a long time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the sign I put up on Devon’s door for a long time. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gallup Ceremonial had been an annual event for a long time. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had tasted riches, passion and power, but for a long time he remained a Samana in his heart. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a long time looking down at him and then I climbed off the rocks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got the name because Indians supposedly kept sea cows penned up there a long time ago. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I had seen anything beautiful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought about those old ladies in a long time, but as soon as Chiron mentioned them, something clicked. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We sat out in the cold for a long time because I was more than a little afraid of what our end might have been. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, for a long time, I thought about my librito and what Mama said. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the mirror on the wardrobe and stared at herself for a long time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have asked you for them for a very long time, and you hadn’t replied. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I been here a long time,” he said. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So we’ll be staying here for a long time, then?” she asked at last. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A long time ago I was in the ancient city of Prague and at the same time Joseph Alsop, the justly famous critic of places and events, was there. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The biggest unknown was what would happen to a man who stayed weightless for a long time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a long time to get the picture right, but eventually I do. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Not just any fisherman. My daddy. And he don’t fish no more. Roanoke River too far away, plus there ain’t been no real bites in a long time.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The first thing Toby did as high priest was to announce that the whole thing was going to take a long time. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With your temper, you probably would have been fired a long time ago if not for Coach Douglas.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I waited for a long time and then went inside the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized she might not have food like that for a long time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She also observed that it seemed to take Mr. Pineville a long, long time to read each question and response. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I knew him...a long time ago,” Mr. Van Hooten began. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then they waited, silently, for what seemed a very long time, studying the front of the big car. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time there had been only propaganda and secret deeds. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the end, for a long time, of the CIA's confidence in its ability to infiltrate the main enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She made the bath take a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stood there in front of them for a long time until his eyes lost focus. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He opens his eyes and stares at me for a long time, so I know he’s going to play it tough. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And I liked it between the skip and the Ford Transit van so I stayed there for a long time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Evening, Mizz Simmons! And a merry Christmas to you too! The folk who brought me here came up the Mississippi a long time back.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Naomi stayed a long time in the stall, working her fingers through the tail of her braid, fighting to get free of their words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered for a long time, but I never did find out why she approached me so boldly that very first night. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finishes her entree of scallops too quickly, sits for a very long time, it seems, watching Nikhil work his way through his quail. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago,” he mumbles. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A long time later, when mothers started calling their kids in to dinner, I changed the thought: She’s not going for somebody. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fernanda, burning with envy, finally accepted the miracle, and for a long time she kept on praying to God to send her back her sheets. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I guess it will be a long time before we can get married,” he said again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Looking as if they have been waiting for a long time, some fie so motionless I wonder if they are alive. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the line we have had next to none, and fourteen days is a long time at one stretch. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know where they had gone for quite a long time. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the snow and the foreign land were a long, long time away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It took four men and quite a long time to get Olive out of the cockpit. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth, who was sitting up in bed, was quiet for a long time, the sunset falling over the tiled wall behind her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: I thought for a long time I wasn’t a good enough dad for you because you didn’t like me. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I lay there for a long time staring at total blackness and knew that never again would I sleep in the woods with a light heart. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bill stares at us for a long time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

For a long time no one moved or talked. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he paused for a long time, trying to think up what he was gonna say next. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He hesitated for a long time in front of a small cabinet Joseph hadn’t noticed before. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She did not—no one expected she would—but she lingered for a long time. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long time ago, even before the time of my grandmother, the emperor called all the kings of his land to his Spring Festival celebration. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The doctor says the limp should go away, but it might take a long time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He answered the second one and looked at the first one a long time before shaking his head and putting the phone down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“That was a long time ago,” Ishmael answered. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He remained knotted there in fetal position, paralyzed, his fists covering his eyes, for a long time. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gregorovitch had the Elder Wand a long time ago,” he said. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time there had been a shriveled boot lying exposed on grass kept trim by rabbits. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There’s quiet after his words for a long time, like he gave a sermon and had asked us to lower our heads to pray. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I grinned, because it had been a long time since I had seen a young man my age. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you didn’t mean to. I should have told you a long time ago. You and Joaq were brave and I wasn’t.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be seeing something he had been searching for a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a long time, until the moans stopped, and then he went back to his room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt the warm wind and smelled newly cut grass, and a bird perched on a branch of the ailanthus and sang for a long time before it flew away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Some come exploring on purpose and never make it back, A long time ago, the Cretans even sent people in here as human sacrifices.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But it was a tree, and a tree is a bless­edly good thing to behold when you’ve been lost at sea for a long, long time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a pair of pants that used to be Newcharlie's and the green shirt Ty'ree had given me a long time ago. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“How about Clematis? We haven’t read that for a long time.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen him this happy in a long time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z