Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] be for [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
2 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
3 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
4 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
5 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |