Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a [adj] time he " in BNC.
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| 1 | In time Michael too came to accept their centrality , although for a long time he asked when he could go home to his parents . |
| 2 | He admired the company 's pre-war products — efficient little sports cars with something of the modern Lotus spirit about them — more than any other car , and for a long time he used Astons on the road . |
| 3 | My husband thought they were a failure and felt embarrassed about them , and for a long time he would n't let me see them . |
| 4 | But , before he was able to put a name to it , something hit him on the back of the head , and for a long time he knew no more . |
| 5 | In the case of contracts creating continuing or recurrent liabilities incident to the disposition or holding of property , such as a settlement or a leasehold tenancy , the infant , on attaining full age , becomes bound unless within a reasonable time he takes steps to repudiate liability . |