Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Rigid solids are much harder to get hold of in tension and so for a long time such testing as was done was confined to compression and bending .
2 I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’
3 He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time .
4 ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more .
5 It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine .
6 Been to it before but not for a long time .
7 He is a union member and he was aware of all the advantages of belonging to a union but somehow for a long time it never occurred to me how to get it all started , how it was possible .
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