Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had been dreaming about this for a long time , he wrote . |
| 2 | The department 's going to hear about this for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | I know you 've thought about this for a long time , ’ he hissed , gripping her shoulders tightly to prevent movement . |
| 4 | I thought about this for a long time and slowly I realized that I was not extraordinary in this . |
| 5 | I can say without embarrassment that I have been training for this for a long time , that I have learned to breathe the rarefied air , that I now know when to stand still and when to move forward , when to attack and when to retreat , when to leave a problem to resolve itself and when to go on working at it till the solution emerges . |
| 6 | Someone tried to organise a concert party , and there was a great deal of enthusiasm for this for a short time . |
| 7 | I ordered Andrew one , Andrew has been after one for a long time . |
| 8 | A novelty ladies ' night boosted the attendance mark past 8,000 for the first time this season , and Chief Executive Frank Corfe said : ‘ The evening was a success . |
| 9 | A novelty ladies ' night boosted the attendance mark past 8,000 for the first time this season , and Chief Executive Frank Corfe said : ‘ The evening was a success . |
| 10 | We have n't sold any of those for a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's not been like that for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Charlotte and I sat like that for a long time , remembering . |
| 13 | They stayed like that for a long time , sometimes moving , sometimes still , the hardness of him and the warmth and softness of her blended into one . |
| 14 | He pulled me to my feet , and flung his arms around me and squeezed me as if he wanted to gather me right into himself , never let me go , and we stayed like that for a long time , not speaking , rocking to and fro . |
| 15 | They lay like that for a long time . |
| 16 | He sat like that for a long time . |
| 17 | He had talked like that for a long time now . |
| 18 | They stayed together like this for a long time . |
| 19 | They remained like this for a long time . |
| 20 | Stars will remain stable like this for a long time , with heat from the nuclear reactions balancing the gravitational attraction . |
| 21 | ‘ We have wanted something like this for a long time . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't think he will be able to , like this for a long time . |
| 23 | With her spread hand she could pinch both of her temples and she 'd been sitting like this for a some time , holding out the light . |
| 24 | This is because the students will be dealing with this for the first time and this is thought to be a clearer presentation . |
| 25 | Remember you 're going into this for the first time . |
| 26 | Andersson has not played for a month but trained with United for the first time yesterday and made an instant impression . |
| 27 | That night we had a conference with Tandri for the first time . |
| 28 | Tokyo rose above 21,000 for the first time since March last year , but it finished the week only 0.1% up . |
| 29 | On visiting Hawes Water in 1801 for the first time , Wm . |
| 30 | 1992 — THE Prince tries to kiss his wife in public for the first time in four years on the Indian tour in February . |