Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday he rang the bell for a long time but no point in opening the door . |
| 2 | She held her hand under the flow for a long time but the water grew no warmer . |
| 3 | The manufacturers of the robot arm have not advertised in the hobby electronics press for a long time and a disadvantage of their interface was that both software and hardware were designed specifically for the BBC computer . |
| 4 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 5 | Sometimes the virus stays there quietly for a long time and the person stays well . |
| 6 | The judgements that have to be made are complex , not least because local government has existed for a long time and the opportunities for building up capital or depleting it have been great . |
| 7 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 8 | Now , now it would 've been easier for you , the , the part that you missed out which would have brought all that in to play would have been how much do you want to pay , do you wan na pay a , a small amount over a long time or a big amount over a short time and then that would 've brought that into play . |