Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for a long time " in BNC.

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1 CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come .
2 So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’
3 It will be around for a long time .
4 She 'll be around for a long time yet . ’
5 REGARDLESS of how much longer Norman Lamont survives at No 11 , his Budget will be around for a long time .
6 Of Records , Laurie Bruce writes : ‘ Many people are giving up records for cassettes or compact discs – a great mistake as records will be around for a long time to come .
7 Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion .
8 ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says .
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