Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 2 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 3 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 4 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 5 | Chris thought that Angela would not aim for the earlier time , she hated early rising . |
| 6 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 7 | Medical students learn to distinguish ‘ acute ’ , which means something of recent onset , from ‘ chronic ’ , which means a condition which has lasted and will probably continue for a substantial time . |
| 8 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 9 | There will be 40 happy faces when the School ends tomorrow but there will also be a lot of tears and Whelan may even return for a seventh time . |
| 10 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
| 11 | She did n't breathe for a long time . |
| 12 | ZeeBeeCee has gained a court order allowing access to Jessamyn Bonney 's juvenile records , stored in the central infonet of the Bruyce-Hoare Agency , and we can exclusively reveal for the first time on national television that evidence which has come to light since her 1992 parricide hearing has suggested that she was indeed guilty of the murder of her father , a crime for which she was acquitted in court on the testimony of one Andrew Jean , since deceased , a gangcult associate and known perjurer . ’ |
| 13 | West Ham got a corner and started to vaguely threaten for the first time . |