Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | He 'd been pressing me to come down here for a long time . |
2 | Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party . |
3 | Well I think there were niggling little points in all the quarries , the workforce certainly has n't been happy up in for a long time . |
4 | It means so much to the supporters in the Oxford area , it means so much to the club , I think you 've really got to be up here for a long time to realise just how much it does mean to everybody in this area . |
5 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
6 | It was a leafy place ; professional people , merchants , senior civil servants had lived around here for a long time . |