Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb base] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 2 | Gill , 27 , said last night : ‘ Ever since I have been in football I have yearned for a chance to play in Europe . |
| 3 | ‘ Marcus is the best young athlete and talent I have seen for a long time , ’ said Allison . |
| 4 | He 's the nicest man I 've met for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 6 | It was the funniest sight I 've seen for a long while , but hardly fair on the birds … . |
| 7 | first thing I 've had for a long time is er that . |
| 8 | If you saw it over the weekend I mean there was I think it was group sex er it was it wa was gay sex and it was all going on I mean it was all I thought it was the most exciting thing I have seen for a long time to be quite honest . |
| 9 | ‘ That was the hardest training I 've done for a year , ’ he said . |
| 10 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 11 | Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now . |