Sentence examples for then for long from inspiring English sources

And then, for long minutes, no one came in.

Then for long stretches there was no grass to burn: the topsoil was entirely gone, and all that remained was a waste of boulder fields.

Instead, his demeanor throughout this race and his victory spin down the Champs-Élysées on Sunday highlighted how at least recently he had changed, if not forever, then for long enough to win here.

Not until the early 18th century would any European produce true, hard-paste porcelain, and even then for long afterwards Europe eagerly imported the Chinese product.It is usually said that the pottery works, notably at Jingdezhen, toiled at the emperor's beck and call.

Even then, for long periods of the day it looked as if Australia would pull off a famous chase with something to spare.

The Washington-based fund was formed shortly after the 2010 earthquake at the request of President Obama, who asked the two former presidents to lead private fund-raising efforts, initially for immediate relief and then for long-term reconstruction projects that sought to create jobs.

The harp gets lost in an orchestra, surfacing to contribute occasional patches to texture and then disappearing for long stretches.

They were aware of each other, but only in later years, when he felt he had sufficient power over them, did they ever mingle, and then not for long.

As for Gandolfini, he only becomes Sopranoesque, with that menacing deadness of eye, at a dark stage towards the end, and then not for long.

But fans should be careful not to take it for granted since 300-game winners seem to come in bunches and then disappear for long stretches.

In the end only those forced to watch Euro 2008 on Spanish television could begrudge the selección their success - and even then not for long.