Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 3 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 4 | I remember at the time Wilko saying how he though Kerslake was an excellent buy , and how he 'd been after him for a long time . |
| 5 | I have n't seen one of them for a long time |
| 6 | ‘ I have n't done any of them for a long time . |
| 7 | I have n't had one of them for a long time . |
| 8 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |
| 9 | Madame 's eyes seemed to look past her into a different time . |
| 10 | What actually happened was my a friend of mine or really was a friend of mine for a short time , he he was in the company when I joined , and er after two months he told me he was leaving . |
| 11 | Likely any car would have traces of it for a long time . |
| 12 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 13 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
| 14 | He wrote this book , he started Traidcraft off , he was the person who was i his brainchild , he was the driving force behind it for a long time . |
| 15 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 16 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
| 17 | Felipe sat with me for a long time . |
| 18 | We usually got one back saying they 'd been accepted and they 'd deal with them at a certain time you know . |
| 19 | We 've already been working closely with them for a long time because of the shared ownership . |
| 20 | But I do n't think people , some people like you to chat with them for a long time , other people they just like you to serve the , so they can go . |
| 21 | But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes . |
| 22 | If you are the victim of a burglary , the value of the property that has been stolen might be large or small , but the emotional upset and the feeling that someone else has been in your home can live with you for a long time . |
| 23 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |
| 24 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |
| 25 | His eyes , glittering with rage , bored into hers for one deadly moment ; then he was out of the office before she could move , and minutes later the showroom door closed with a precision she knew would remain with her for a long time . |
| 26 | Yes there is , there is a bundle er a and what it deals with is the availability to a purchaser of the service of the special notice to complete er if the vendors are not completing and then if do n't comply with it within a certain time limit , the contract is rescinded . |
| 27 | It is a growing problem partly and one that is likely to be with us for a long time . |
| 28 | It is likely to be with us for a long time to come . ’ |
| 29 | And I remember to this day , though I was so small , that mother was very angry with me , for unclothing myself before the servant , who was a very nice girl who had been with us for a long time . |
| 30 | Leslie had a very good lot of men in his section , some of them had been with us for a long time . |