Example sentences of "[pers pn] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It does worry me the longer it goes on without one . |
| 2 | No I am grateful to Mr because he 's finally crystallised in my mind something that 's been bugging me the longer I stay on this council about exactly what the Tories see their role here as and it 's now very clear to me , more than ever and that is that if you want to be obstructive and negative and if you go on long enough being obstructive and negative what you can end up doing is that you 'll find yourself eventually in a position going on long enough that you can make totally meaningless speeches but at least you 'll get nice headlines in the paper and that seems to me the whole essence of the Tory strategy . |
| 3 | Do they know who lies beside them the long night through , under the overhanging cliffs recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as having the only sunless spot in Britain , summer or winter ? |
| 4 | You 've had yours a long t a minute ago cos I 've picked it up for somebody else . |
| 5 | The Stewarts reigned for 333 years , through 7 Scottish kings , a queen ( Mary Queen of Scots ) , and 7 monarchs of Great Britain , making theirs the longest monarchical dynasty ever to rule in these islands . |
| 6 | No , no , no , the longer you the longer you let something like that ride |
| 7 | Do n't do anything yet , I shall get John to write you a long technical letter . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |
| 9 | I should have been here for you a long time ago . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're at maximum lean angle now with so much grip that when it does step out it throws you a long way . |
| 11 | If you do n't know them it 's going to take you a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ I forgave you a long time ago . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I meant to ask you a long time ago and I forgot to . |
| 14 | Er a pair of shoes if you bought it had to last you a long long time . |
| 15 | Big overlap on , especially on stuff like this about the dynamics erm do n't forget that sort of first sheet I gave you a long time ago about |
| 16 | We know you a long time , right ? |
| 17 | Well I 'm conscious we kept you a long time this time this morning and I certainly do appreciate your attendance and presence . |
| 18 | erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there . |
| 19 | Yes , I was just going to say you can do that with , like if you go , it takes you a long time to do it with prospects , they know you over the years , so you can just walk in . |
| 20 | Then , steering the conversation back on course , she said , ‘ Are you saying it took you a long time to get over Jennifer ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ? |
| 22 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 23 | It takes you a long while to realise what a twit you 've been for so long . |
| 24 | Well Charlotte it 's not easy , it 's gon na take you a long time , but then so |
| 25 | The running action makes you use your ankles more and gives you a longer stride . |
| 26 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 27 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 28 | Sneha , ( not her real name ) an Asian girl of eighteen living with her family near Birmingham , wrote me a long letter , but with the strict proviso that I did n't ring her at home or try to contact her at all . |
| 29 | That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’ |
| 30 | She gave me a long piercing inspection . |