Example sentences of "[adj] for a long time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organization 's market share had been relatively stable for a long time and even growing in concert with the growth in world economies . |
| 2 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
| 3 | We have a son who still lives at home who in fact has been quite ill for a long time and erm she you know the amount the work she has done therefore has been seriously limited . |
| 4 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
| 5 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
| 6 | I have n't been happy for a long time but now I think I 'm going to be . ’ |
| 7 | Mind you , you have n't drunk for a long time and you were |
| 8 | ‘ The apparel industry has been searching for something new for a long time and this is something which will be exciting . |
| 9 | It is a great help to use a good tungsten-tipped wheel cutter , as it will stay sharp for a long time and pay for its slightly higher cost with better cutting . |
| 10 | I have been dead for a long time and by day I circle the huge air above the hills and by night I sleep in the quiet rock , as quiet as the rock , and the little worms mean consolation as they eat me . |