Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] for a long time " in BNC.

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1 Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact .
2 The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz .
3 My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier .
4 However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time .
5 ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’
6 Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’
7 Still peering from the corner of his eye , Frankie stared at her breasts for a long time before he realized with a jolt that she was observing him through the mirror .
8 He held me in his arms for a long time , kissing me gently .
9 Radioactive elements remain in our bodies for a long time .
10 You 've had that pain under your ribs for a long time .
11 We 're just saying what 's been on our minds for a long time . ’
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