Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , obviously wanting to leave us alone , our friend said that he had to go to the village of Lalatta for a short time ; he would be back in twenty minutes , by which time I would have to start making my way back to Lagrimone . |
| 2 | The wide acceptance of the positive value of collective action , typical of Italy for a long time [ which ] meant a well-established tradition existed for mobilising community support . |
| 3 | This ‘ black-figure ’ method of vase-decoration was to become widely accepted throughout Greece for a long time . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't unusual for no contract to be signed — we 've worked with Selina for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | I went out with Anne for a long time before she decided to marry Alfred , or he decided to marry her . |
| 6 | Flanagan began the big Bangor revival , winning the Ulster Cup and taking the club into Europe for the only time in their history as League runners-up two years ago . |
| 7 | Indeed he was a great admirer of the Greek philosopher , many of whose concepts stayed with Galileo for a long time , but he demanded to be allowed freedom from dogma and interference to pursue the truth . |
| 8 | To improve , she attended an art class in Sheffield for a short time . |
| 9 | ‘ I think Neville Southall has been the best goalkeeper in England for a long time , but now he has been joined by others like David Seaman , Tony Coton and Chris Woods . |
| 10 | The Ostertags have been making wine in Alsace for a long time — centuries rather than years . |
| 11 | Is he aware that there will be general satisfaction with the help that he has given to St. Asaph business park , which is one of the best developments to have emerged in Rhuddlan for a long time ? |
| 12 | Nevertheless his enthusiasm , unbounded energy and genuine passion for technology promises a period of unprecedented activity with new ideas and innovative developments not seen in Australia for a long time . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been in Australia for the entire time . |
| 14 | Now we 've had a Sale of Goods Act in Britain for a long time . |
| 15 | She has n't been in Italy for a long time . |
| 16 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 17 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 18 | The McKays qualified and married in Edinburgh and then left to work in London for a short time before travel beckoned and they went to work firstly in Papua New Guinea and then in Lusaka , Zambia . |
| 19 | I married Clive because Mummy told me he was suitable for me , and I had n't had a letter from Felipe for a long time … |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 22 | She had looked at Sylvie for a long time before speaking . |
| 23 | In his office the manager said that he thought he might have a part going , and then looked at Arthur for a long time . |
| 24 | Murdock worked at Soho for a short time and then in about 1779 he was sent to Cornwall as the firm 's chief mechanic and agent in all technical matters . |
| 25 | Piper looked at Luke for a long time as if trying to find a face behind the face . |
| 26 | Studies of the relationship between communication and socio-economic change and political transition have been conducted by WACC for a long time . |