Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well she went on sick leave for a long time |
| 32 | ‘ 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 . |
| 33 | ‘ 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 … |
| 34 | Jeremy Isaacs and I had know each other for a long time . |
| 35 | Indeed , she was sure he hardly reed she was alive , save that they had known each other for a long time . |
| 36 | The Regent and Lovat had known each other for a long time and shared affection and respect . |
| 37 | They had n't seen each other for a long time . |
| 38 | We 've known each other for a long time . ’ |
| 39 | They looked at each other for a long time . |
| 40 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
| 41 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | Very generous , I have n't had such a good offer for a long time . |
| 44 | the athlete has been an important person and model of success for Black youth for a long time . |
| 45 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 46 | The thing is , you have n't had a brilliant neither of you two have had a brilliant reputation for a long time , right ? |
| 47 | ‘ If we maintain our progress it will be the club 's most memorable season for a long time . |
| 48 | The resuscitation of Ali 's image has been a sporadic exercise for a long time now , some of it coming from friends who have experienced heartfelt pain over his illness . |
| 49 | We sat in heavy silence for a long time . |
| 50 | ‘ This has been a live issue for a long time , but it has been brought into sharp relief by the lack of clear guidance on assessment from the DoH , ’ he said . |
| 51 | Few Marxists today believe this ( and certainly Marx himself never believed anything so crude ) , but the misconception is understandable since this simplified version of Marx 's message was communist orthodoxy for a long time . |
| 52 | Unfortunately , this is the first winter for a long time in which Lowa has no distribution in Britain but I dare say someone will fill the gap before long . |
| 53 | I really believe he could n't stand the boredom of being in one place for a long time , listening to other people . ’ |
| 54 | She lay in a hot bath for a long time , thinking of nothing , letting her mind float free of the here and now . |
| 55 | Although the role of Western doctors in the introduction of Western medicine to China has been known about in a general sense for a long time , no studies exist which assess the contributions of British doctors in the last two centuries , yet evidence suggests that these were by no means insubstantial . |
| 56 | He does n't now , whether they 've been a super star for a long time or if he 's never heard of them . |
| 57 | Certainly , the British attitude towards sex has excited a great deal of continental mirth for a long time , especially Latin mirth , I think . |
| 58 | If I 'm holding anything , so that I 'm holding the hand in one position for a long time |
| 59 | ‘ Father Tom , ’ he said , as if he were meeting Carey for the first time for a long time . |
| 60 | had a big war for a long time , Angola . |