Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for a [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 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 8 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
| 9 | She did n't breathe for a long time . |