Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lads were ‘ bang up for it — Talking Heads has been one of our favourite bands for a long time ’ , and another odd musical alliance was struck up , adding to a curious list of collaborations including the Velvet Underground 's John Cale ( who produced ‘ Squirrel And G-Man ’ ) and Donovan ( who supported them on tour ) . |
| 2 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 3 | British universities for a long time were relatively much more interested in the anthropological investigation of so-called ‘ primitive ’ societies in the more remote areas of the world , and British sociology constituted a relatively minor discipline , centred mainly on the London School of Economics . |
| 4 | The profits have been in public relations for a long time but too often those in charge have refused to invest some measure of it in capital equipment that would improve client services and the daily life of their workers . |
| 5 | Whilst it is possible that they will remain reliable instruments for a long time to come , it is in conditions like these that Titoism spawns and prospers . |
| 6 | Certainly schools will not be handling such retrieval techniques in the present economic circumstances for a long time yet ; though a service to teachers and educational researchers is offered in the United States ( and is available here in some libraries ) by the ERIC system , which provides micro-copies of research papers together with a tolerably thorough indexing system which can be computerized for quick search . |
| 7 | This means that an artist can take on a new manager who can — take commission on all new projects , while the former manager continues to earn from all previous albums for a specified time . |
| 8 | He fondled her between her long legs for a long time , and she remained still for him . |
| 9 | Surgeons , however , have used metallic implants such as clips and automatic sutures for a long time without any such complication reported . |
| 10 | THE EXPLOSION at Staples Corner — one of Britain 's busiest road junctions — will cause major delays for a long time , AA Roadwatch said yesterday . |
| 11 | A version of it had been announced by Faber and Faber , as " Mr Eliot 's Book of Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats as Recited to Him by the Man in White Spats " , in the spring of 1936 ; the blurb , written either by Frank Morley or by Eliot himself , explained that " several of the poems , illustrated by the author , have been in private circulation in the Publishers ' various families for a considerable time … " |
| 12 | The festival is also screening POISON , one of the most controversial American films for a long time , which has caused storms of protest in the States and will be a film that has everyone talking . |
| 13 | And I knew that I 'd be seeing it in my more dejected moments for a long time to come . |
| 14 | Vadinamia has its own ultra-tight security that has been frustrating spies for a long time . |
| 15 | Cook for 20 minutes then turn to cook the curved sides for a similar time . |
| 16 | In other words , although people have been conserving soil or limiting children for a long time , an explicit and out-of-context definition of a single element in people 's lives ( conservation , small families ) will tend to be distrusted and misunderstood . |
| 17 | Furthermore , after the Allied victory in 1918 , Germany and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire were bankrupt and unable to make any significant purchases for a long time . |