Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a long time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 2 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 3 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 4 | Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus . |
| 5 | ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time and I shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’ |
| 6 | " Signs of a coming plateau have been there for a long time and are now getting better and better " , according to independent consultant Richard Kimberlin . |
| 7 | We all think it 's going to stay there for a long time and , and there are varieties now , bred specially to be immune from er T M V and er , we use things like Counter or Curabell , or one of my favourites of course Shirley . |
| 8 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 9 | Sometimes the virus stays there quietly for a long time and the person stays well . |