Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | LONG ago , on dark nights when storms lashed the treacherous coastline , wreckers knew they were in for a busy time . |
| 3 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
| 4 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 5 | ‘ No point , our lights were out for a long time , they 'd just use that as an excuse . |
| 6 | From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time . |
| 7 | Most of the Labour front bench , including Neil Kinnock , were in their places and the predictions were that I was in for a stormy time . |
| 8 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 9 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 10 | I had n't had any kind of pain relief — well , there was n't time ! — but the pain , although very intense , was only for a short time , so it was easy for me to bear . |
| 11 | Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while . |
| 12 | The vow was usually for a limited time , but Samson ( a somewhat unorthodox Nazirite ) had a lifelong vow ( Judges 13–16 ) . |
| 13 | He was out for a good time , which might well involve finishing the evening with a fight . |
| 14 | For our purposes what matters is that RNA , or something like it , was around for a long time before it became self-replicating . |
| 15 | ‘ I was there for a long time , but I ca n't remember anyone visiting me . |