Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She had not had so much fun for a long time , since before she buried Anthony . |
| 32 | Sir David Brewster 's victorian biography , first published in 1855 , remained the standard account for a long time . |
| 33 | I had been preparing myself for that moment for a long time , he typed , as Harsnet had written . |
| 34 | That is why , wrote Harsnet , I have been preparing myself for that moment for a long time , that is why I have cleared the decks and prepared the ground , because unless the decks are cleared and the g round prepared there is little hope of succeeding in what one has planned to do , little hope of achieving anything of lasting value , though lasting is a relative term and so is value and whatever it is one has planned to do is certain to be altered in the process , which does not of course mean , he wrote , that one can start anywhere at any time . |
| 35 | In practice , that is with a less marked difference between a low APR for a long loan and a higher APR for a short one , the total credit cost would actually be considerably lower for the shorter — but higher — APR option . |
| 36 | He waited on the cold landing for a long time , nursing his throbbing hand , anticipating the moment when he must face his parents and the serious punishment that was surely due to him . |
| 37 | Roses , alstroemeria and chrysanthemum heads make a luscious decoration for a long table . |
| 38 | Dear Guitarist I have been meaning to write to your fine mag for a long time , but whenever I was about to put pen to paper someone else got there before me with the same topic . |
| 39 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
| 40 | Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion . |
| 41 | Well she went on sick leave for a long time |
| 42 | ‘ It was our worst performance for a long time , ’ said manager Jack Charlton whose side will still need a point from their trip to Belfast in November if they do n't beat the Spaniards . |
| 43 | Philip ap Ivor stood staring down into the blank cavity for a long moment with drawn brows and tight lips . |
| 44 | She lay in wide-eyed turmoil for a long while , but at last sleep overcame her , and with the return of sleep the dream returned too . |
| 45 | ‘ The responsibility system with the household contract linking output to payment as the main form is in keeping with the present level of the productive forces in China 's rural areas and must be maintained as a basic system for a long time to come … |
| 46 | Was it at this moment that some reciprocal need established an understanding that they two were friends , would know each other for a long part of a life-time ? |
| 47 | We stood looking at each other for a long moment ; then he walked slowly up to me . |
| 48 | Dalziel and Pascoe looked at each other for a long moment after the door had slammed behind Evans . |
| 49 | When the music stopped they looked at each other for a long moment , then reluctantly drew apart . |
| 50 | Jeremy Isaacs and I had know each other for a long time . |
| 51 | Indeed , she was sure he hardly reed she was alive , save that they had known each other for a long time . |
| 52 | The Regent and Lovat had known each other for a long time and shared affection and respect . |
| 53 | They had n't seen each other for a long time . |
| 54 | We 've known each other for a long time . ’ |
| 55 | They looked at each other for a long time . |
| 56 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
| 57 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 58 | However the slow pace of implementation and the problems experienced by local authorities in planning , managing and funding community care means that in practice many family carers will see little change or increased help for a long time . |
| 59 | Very generous , I have n't had such a good offer for a long time . |
| 60 | The natural history of the upas tree of housing as a social service , growing from the twin roots of rent restriction and indiscriminate subsidy , would be a fascinating subject for a long book . |