1.   Lawrence had spent so long at Charlton Athletic that people regarded him as part of the fittings.

2.   Anyone who believes privacy is inviolable has been too long at the compound.

3.   As it now sweats off the fat from feasting so long at the Pentagon trough, a leaner Los Angeles is in the making.

4.   He built up paint over time, through changes based on staring so long at the pictures that the lines began to move in front of his eyes.

5.   His career has lasted so long at USC that he has played for John Robinson, Paul Hackett and Pete Carroll.

6.   If Robinson had stayed on too long at Grambling, his status could have been settled without the embarrassing public display of a year ago.

7.   Lines were especially long at the passenger screening checkpoints at Logan Airport in Boston.

8.   On campus, the lines were long at the public telephones where students phoned home to try to reassure parents.

9.   St. Peter kept the poet waiting too long at the pearly gates.

10.   Some lines can be long at the amusement shows.