Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | My whole family background has been responsible , in a way , for , by virtue of the example of my parents , for my distress at witnessing prejudice , whether it be colour , or religious , or whatever , and intolerance , and so on , and I 've wanted to do a subject about South Africa for a long time , and this was enhanced erm obviously when I made Ghandi because , as you know , the first twenty odd years of Ghandi 's life |
| 2 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 3 | Quality systems have naturally been around within Ciba Geigy for a long time and all aspects of manufacturing on the site have been registered to ISO 9001 since 1987 . |
| 4 | Will the Leader of the House bear in mind the fact that there has been no debate on Northern Ireland for a long time ? |
| 5 | She 's been Mrs Reid Livesey for a fair time now . |