Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a long time the tears stopped . |
| 2 | For a long time the professionals had a preference for a pruning knife over secateurs . |
| 3 | For a long time the lords of the manor of Thornholme were the St Quintins of Harpham , an early St Quintin having married into the de Stuteville family . |
| 4 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
| 5 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
| 6 | Eventually , the bloody turf wars ceased , and for a long time the authorities either winked at their illegal trade or even helped themselves to the till . |
| 7 | I accept that the number of immigration officers at Heathrow has increased , but for a long time the numbers employed were well below what was required . |
| 8 | Mrs. Mott had been very put out by the long time the builders had stayed in the hall ; the chattering of the girls was the final straw . |