Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh she 's alright , she just had double nappies on for a very long time |
| 2 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
| 3 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
| 4 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 5 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 6 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 7 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 8 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 9 | She says here in Stanton Harcourt there 's been gravel working for more than 30 yearsand that means lorries , dust , noise and a general loss of amenity … so for a very long time people face the loss of the countryside around them . |
| 10 | But if you went over the hill , after school time , then you were in for a fairly rough time the other end , you were challenged and all sorts of things . |
| 11 | We 're in for a very difficult time and we must be prepared for it . |
| 12 | Make no mistake , you 're in for a really hard time , and it 's not made any easier by the baddies who wander across the screen . |
| 13 | ‘ We 've worked together for a very long time . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You have to remember that Tim , Sue and I have worked together for a very long time now . |
| 15 | Anna and the gipsy woman spoke together for a very long time . |
| 16 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 17 | I 'd lastly like to say a thank you to Kevin , because I think , as a man , it is obviously more difficult for him to broach this subject , and he 's been pursuing this through APEX through for a very long time , and has worked extremely hard , so I 'd like to say thank you to him , and thank you to you now for taking the message back home . |
| 18 | Stars of this kind are ejecting material , and it has even been suggested that Gamma Velorum may become a supernova in the future , though probably not for a very long time yet . |
| 19 | Never before , and probably not for a very long time again will it be possible to recreate such an exhibition , containing as it does important paintings from major Western and Russian museums and private collections , as well as outstanding works from circa fifty provincial and specialised museums in the former Soviet Union . |
| 20 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 21 | True , it is Crush drummer Ric Menck 's ( 30th ) birthday , and he 's out for a grinningly good time , whatever the weather . |
| 22 | I mean that people like , you know , have said that the British secret intelligence have been have been doing now for a quite long time have been waging a sort of undercover war and er I 'm sure some of it 's true |
| 23 | It is one in which a repertory with a large a cappella element is cultivated on a daily basis by men and ( usually ) boys , all of them relatively young , who hold positions in a cathedral or chapel ( often for a relatively short time ) for which there is much competition . |
| 24 | I think tranquillizers can be useful as well for a very short time limited period . |
| 25 | Yes ar are not that good but I 'm working at it on a sort of regional basis erm but you may have to keep me here for a very long time in order to achieve it . |
| 26 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
| 27 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 28 | They have been around for a very long time , as I said , dating right back to Model Book 35 in fact , which appeared in 1982 . |
| 29 | But once the kids arrive , then everything changes — now I know I want to be around for a very long time . ’ |
| 30 | Er it 's partly using some questions that 've been around for a very long time but there 're some subtle variations and some new ones added in , okay ? |