Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has words of praise for the RSNO Chorus , which he says has ‘ sounded better than I remember in a long time ’ in the initial rehearsals of a work new to all concerned . |
| 2 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 5 | ‘ Better than I have in a long time . ’ |
| 6 | A song that we hear as a long light squeal . |
| 7 | On the question of aggression by the North , there can be no doubt whatever that their ultimate object is to overrun the South ; and I think in the long term there is no doubt that they will do so , in which case , as you so aptly remark , the Americans will have made a rather handsome contribution of equipment to the military strength of Asiatic Communism . |
| 8 | If you come from a long line of octogenarians , then clearly you will need to work out the sums on the basis of the next 20 years or longer . |
| 9 | If you find in the longer run that the process of " being in love " stops you functioning properly ( i.e. getting your college work done ) that too is something you might need to look at with some skilled help ( i.e. a skilled counsellor ) . |
| 10 | My first ambition was to be a concert pianist , but I come from a long line of actors and I suppose it was inevitable really that I 'd follow them . |
| 11 | But I think in the long run , although I do n't agree with forty , I would rather have gone a forty two , erm it will probably help the sport immensely in the end . |
| 12 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 13 | Especially when they come from a long way , away . |
| 14 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |