Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I will feel a greater feeling of personal well being … a greater feeling of personal safety … and security … than I have felt for a long , long time . |
| 32 | ‘ I have felt for a long time that the only way this issue was going to be resolved was to have it fixed on a political level — that it would n't just fade away . |
| 33 | This case raises serious and complex moral issues and I have asked for a detailed study of the House of Lords judgement in the light of Catholic moral teaching . |
| 34 | I thank you Chair , I mean , clearly I have to ask for a little bit of license on this one , in that I have to comment on things outside of my own district , erm but you will not be surprised to hear , given my evidence earlier that the City Council 's view is quite clearly that there is sufficient land with , on the edge of York , the main urban area , which could accommodate this type of level of development and obviate the need for a new settlement in the structure plan period , I accept , however , of course that that is dependant upon the definition of the inner boundary of the greenbelt , if the City Council 's view on that is er acceptable then Inspector , I believe there will be sufficient sites to obviate the the need for a new settlement , clearly if the Inspector takes a tighter view on the greenbelt , then there will be little land opportunity within the main urban area for this . |
| 35 | On a video-film made at Highlander entitled ‘ Save our Land and People , ’ a variety of these groups speak to each other about their own problems and possible solutions , hopes and fears , and I think it is no accident that some of the most beautiful music and evocative songs which I have heard for a long time comes from these people . |
| 36 | ‘ Marcus is the best young athlete and talent I have seen for a long time , ’ said Allison . |
| 37 | If you saw it over the weekend I mean there was I think it was group sex er it was it wa was gay sex and it was all going on I mean it was all I thought it was the most exciting thing I have seen for a long time to be quite honest . |
| 38 | I have to search for a two-way adaptor and a tape to try it out . |
| 39 | This has been one of the best Friday debates that I have attended for a long time . |
| 40 | This is a pity because his book was one of the most interesting textbooks I have read for a long time . |
| 41 | It was the best experience I have had for a long time . ’ |
| 42 | I stood staring for a long while . |
| 43 | Although it 's a problem which has existed for a long , long time , do you do any work in connection with refugees ? |
| 44 | Dean Acheson responded that the unhappy stalemate which had existed for a lengthy period could not be extended . |
| 45 | This represented a major concession on the part of the State of Cambodia ( SOC ) delegation , led by Hun Sen , the SOC Premier , which had pressed for a first-past-the-post system . |
| 46 | The opening ceremony on Feb. 19 of the National Assembly , which had convened for a 35-day session to elect Taiwan 's President , was disrupted by opposition Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) members protesting at " mainland " domination . |
| 47 | Once you have decided which tense to use for a particular section of your essay , check that you are consistent — do not for example start a narrative in one tense and later change into another , unless you have a very good reason for doing so . |
| 48 | But if you want to play for a good cause and strap on your box in the company of famous faces , challenge The Lord 's Taverners to a match . |
| 49 | The ecologists ' leader Brice Lalonde , who has called for a broad-based ‘ Democratic Party ’ , welcomed Mr Rocard 's speech as the first admission by a top Socialist that the party was finished . |
| 50 | Well I think she 's done all she needs to do for a little while . |
| 51 | She 'd asked for a terse put-down , she reflected with some justice . |
| 52 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 53 | You sound poised for a pleasant Christmas , which is nice . |
| 54 | Solicitors are frequently appointed not only in the legal departments but in the secretarial departments of large concerns ; but a person who intends to go for a secretarial department would be better advised to obtain a secretarial rather than a legal qualification ( to have both would , of course , be best of all ) . |
| 55 | If you decide to go for a low-voltage set-up , work out how many lights you need and where they will be sited , so you can buy enough cable to connect them all up . |
| 56 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 57 | ‘ There 's a real danger in the field of design these days that you become known for a specific style , like a particular type of chair , for instance , and that is all that people will ever want you to do . ’ |
| 58 | Odd really , for a couple of Manchester-based people who 've gone for a progressive soul angle and eschewed any trendy trip . |
| 59 | You 've wanted for a long time to conduct Le Sacre in the theatre ? |
| 60 | Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time . |