Example sentences of "[verb] a long [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
| 2 | She has been waiting a long time for your kiss . ’ |
| 3 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 4 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 5 | They were happy to wait a long time for their meals because they could look at her . |
| 6 | Like Lanfranc he had welcomed royal co-operation , and had been prepared to wait a long time for it . |
| 7 | Though Louis had had plenty of time to gain experience of ruling and to form a court of his own in the subkingdom of Aquitaine ( he had been king there since the age of three ) , he had had to wait a long time for his father 's inheritance . |
| 8 | Sunnie , who had lung cancer , waged a long campaign for her husband 's release . |
| 9 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 10 | In a big house it often takes a long time for everyone to find ‘ Smee ’ . |
| 11 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 12 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 13 | On island greens , for example , short of starting the hole with a tee on the island and requiring a long putt for your first stroke , it is simply not possible . |
| 14 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 15 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 16 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 17 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 18 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 19 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 20 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 21 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 22 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 23 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 24 | I am against the custom of pillaging a long work for its ‘ beauties ’ and letting the rest sink or swim . |
| 25 | He waited a long time for her response . |
| 26 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 27 | This denigration of " the great emperor 's weak son " had a long run for its money . |