Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a long time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is also evident that much greater co-operation is required between western European countries , which for a long time have been concerned about the environment , and the countries of eastern and central Europe . |
| 2 | But no you go up town and get me this you see now she meant that sh sh you know no mampy pampying now , off you go yo you this is going to happen to you for a long time to come . |
| 3 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 4 | In the Ethiopian revolution no one for a long time knew the fate of Haile Fida , leader of the left-wing Meison group : I only had his death confirmed when the Ethiopian lift-operator in a DC hotel told me he had been in the same cell when Haile was taken out to be shot . |
| 5 | We have n't done this one for a long time have we ? |
| 6 | Oh I 've been doing it for a long time have n't I ? |
| 7 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 8 | It is likely to be with us for a long time to come . ’ |
| 9 | Within a month of the start of the war it was beginning to appreciate its mistake , but the consequences will be with us for a long time to come . |