Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] [adv] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Lorne gazed at me for a very long time , in ripe candour . |
| 2 | Lorne gazed at me for a very long time again . |
| 3 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |
| 4 | That last dangerous statement seemed to hang in the sunlit air between them for a very long time . |
| 5 | I have been a friend of your wonderful Rabbi and of many of you for a very long time . |
| 6 | ‘ As far as the grassroots are concerned we have got one , and I hope we have her for a very long time . ’ |
| 7 | Last night 's humiliating episode would be with her for a very long time . |
| 8 | I 've wanted it for a very long time , and it will happen , I promise , but not now , not yet . ’ |
| 9 | Though these problems are a characteristic feature of modern life , they have been with us for a very long time . |
| 10 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |