Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The focal point is the Rathaus ( town hall ) , with a fine sixteenth-century tower that dominates the many charming houses in the vicinity , and one of its most striking houses offers a reminder that the Swiss have been at the business of looking after travellers for a long time . |
| 2 | A magnate would engage to serve with a specified number of men for a particular time in return for wages which were agreed in advance and paid by the Exchequer . |
| 3 | I am chairman of the Africa committee of the British Refugee Council , so I have worked closely with refugees for a long time . |
| 4 | We do put children out into playgrounds for a long time , those children that take lunch in school will spend about 20 per cent of the day in the playground . |
| 5 | Dogs which have lived in kennels for a long time can be particularly difficult to house-train successfully , although this is helped by the fact that they will only defecate about twice a day . |
| 6 | In bed that night , Evelyn and Rose talked in whispers for a long time after they were sure that everyone else was asleep . |
| 7 | Indeed , pollen exposed to ants for a short time has reduced germinability and shorter pollen-tubes : such pollen leads to lower seed set . |
| 8 | Your microhabitat may be without occupants for a long time , but usually some animals will reach it in the end . |
| 9 | THE WIFE of a man wounded in an INLA murder bid in Belfast six days ago says he is ‘ absolutely devastated ’ to be targeted by terrorists for a second time . |