Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Safety , which has for a long time been assumed to be at odds with commercial considerations , is now a business interest . |
| 2 | She stands for a long moment . |
| 3 | For instance : ‘ You should lose weight ’ , ‘ You should n't be so inarticulate at work ’ , ‘ You should n't pursue money as a goal ’ , ‘ You should be kinder to your mother when she phones for a long chat . ’ |
| 4 | Second , there is the knock-on effect to the advertising market in the UK and Australia , which is looking weaker than it has for a long time . |
| 5 | For example , it has for a long time been generally accepted by students of organisation that any organisation is likely to need a number of rules and procedures to guide the behaviour of organisational members . |