Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a special unit set up here , Animal Rights National Index , but these idiots had tight security , a good cut-off cell system , and it took us a hell of a long time to open the can . |
| 2 | No erm er even now , and the the strike 's been finished I ca n't remember four months or something , three months , you know the community I think it 'll take a a hell of a long time to heal the rifts and mend the scars . |
| 3 | As was noted in Chapter 4 , local education authorities have for a long time had a duty to provide special education for handicapped children . |
| 4 | In the Ethiopian revolution no one for a long time knew the fate of Haile Fida , leader of the left-wing Meison group : I only had his death confirmed when the Ethiopian lift-operator in a DC hotel told me he had been in the same cell when Haile was taken out to be shot . |
| 5 | The years between 1860 and 1884 saw the building of the Circle , for a long time called the Inner Circle . |
| 6 | Given that many of these theories require extremely detailed specifications of grammar rules and lexical entries this has for a long time formed an obstacle to the production of general systems . |
| 7 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 8 | For a long time deemed a white , Western organization , the setting up of section sin countries like Tunisia , Algeria and South Korea , are ample illustration of Amnesty 's worldwide stature . |
| 9 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 10 | Just sit down and and sit still for a minute because you 'll be standing for a long time playing the recorder as well , if you want if you want to go to the toilet just take yourself all right . |
| 11 | Eleanor was nearly twice the age he felt he deserved , and it had been his ambition for a long time to have a girl just at the point when it became legal . |
| 12 | Leslie was devastated by the news , having tried for a long time to have a baby . |
| 13 | Mr Morris added : ‘ We have pressed the Government for a long time to have a look at the hill farming situation . |