Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The view that aggression is an integral part of human nature has been strongly argued for a long time by exceptionally articulate and persuasive individuals . |
| 2 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 3 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 4 | Each came from a long cross by Jamie Webb . |
| 5 | For until very recently the police made no concession to black street culture , but instead rigidly interpreted and ruthlessly enforced statutory norms of public order , first through the notorious ‘ Sus ’ law ( abolished after a long campaign by black and civil liberties groups ) and then through routine powers of search and arrest . |
| 6 | The film is based on a long novel by Pat Conroy which deals with the excavation of the past , a current favourite theme . |
| 7 | Their hard work , efficiency and friendliness helped to produce a day which will be remembered for a long time by all those who took part . |
| 8 | Our efforts will be judged in the long term by our success with children who are already in ordinary schools but whose needs are not being met , for whatever reason . |
| 9 | The whining motor could n't cope with the long grass by the fence , and it melted the extension cable when Pa forgot to unwind it fully from its blue plastic drum . |
| 10 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 11 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |