Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the Tech , which has trumpeted the fact that it has pushed hard for a greater training element , has only been enabl able to include such elements as health and safety , job search , an enhancement of skills relevant to the job that is being done . |
| 2 | Certainly , a successful coup would have offered potential for a dangerous new version of a ‘ stab-in-the-back ’ legend . |
| 3 | He could well have returned late at night and she not heard him , though she had stayed awake for a long time , listening for the sound of the horses , the carriage wheels on the drive . |
| 4 | And … and I 've known that for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | Yes , I 've known that for a long time . |
| 6 | " I know , " Patrick said defiantly , realizing what she was trying to do , " I 've known that for a long time . " |
| 7 | Vologsky 's need to feel that he was not alone in the world had lain dormant for a long time . |
| 8 | " I have advocated this for a long time " , he declared , " and now I see that some of the shipowners are inclined to agree to it . |