Example sentences of "[vb past] for a [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 2 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 3 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 4 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 5 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 6 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 7 | Tony Dobson put Portsmouth ahead early on and it looked for a long time as though that was going to be the only goal of the game . |
| 8 | I hesitated for a long time before I began my experiment . |
| 9 | I slept for a short time but was woken when the coach stopped . |
| 10 | ‘ I strongly suspected for a long time that there were other men . |