Example sentences of "[prep] a long time in the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We had a hell of a long time in the what 's it ? |
| 2 | ‘ People always want to see how the Führer looks , whether he is serious or laughing , ’ and had expressed disappointment that they had not even heard his voice for a long time in the newsreels , for , as one report put it , ‘ the words of the Führer are gospel for the people ’ . |
| 3 | But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck . |
| 4 | He must have worked for a long time in the garage . |
| 5 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 6 | but erm , er at a stage that they are in and been for a long time in the States as we will have to er get armed , well I 'm sorry to say this but it seems like it |
| 7 | She lay for a long time in the enveloping warmth of the bath-water , feeling a strange sense of sadness . |
| 8 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |