Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time . |
| 2 | Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact . |
| 3 | But he joined the New Party and so it er he spiked his guns for a long while . |
| 4 | She met his eyes for a long while , then nodded . |
| 5 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | But just for once Jake refrained from attacking her , though he held her eyes for a long , dangerous moment . |