Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the most convincing evidence for residual function in animals comes from studies using very coarse stimuli that are presented for a long time . |
| 2 | And party-goers who 're looking for a good time are being warned they 'll find nothing but trouble at illegal raves . |
| 3 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 4 | Only a small minority of the wines are kept for a long time as vintage wines . |
| 5 | Passenger manifests are kept for a long time . |