Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary was still a good looking woman and Sid had admired her from afar for a long time . |
| 2 | They were in there for a long time . |
| 3 | Have n't seen Dan in there for a long time , I thought he 'd left Lionel and gone off to get a a highly lucrative job somewhere You do n't somehow expect to see a , a young man with a university degree working in your local green grocer do you ? |
| 4 | Been in there for a long time are n't they ? |
| 5 | got nice er double decker bus type thing with a video player on and all that , mind you it should do really cos they 're on there for a long time |
| 6 | If diffugere signals that winter 's troops are on the run — the snows have skeddadled — then the Grace may dare , at least for a brief time of truce , to resume her peaceful pastimes . |
| 7 | To obtain an assurance from the vendors that they wish to pursue matters on an exclusive basis , at least for a specified time period |
| 8 | If I ca n't manage it in a quiet room , or a temporary study , I impose it on everyone at least for a short time . |