Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [art] long time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luke , she knew , would be occupied for a long time yet , drinking coffee with the other women , talking over the day , helping to cement working relationships for the future . |
| 2 | After all , she had suspected for a long time now that he was aware of the effect he sometimes had on her . |
| 3 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 4 | She had known for a long time now . |
| 5 | Examinations with a scanning electron microscope show that cowpeas that have been stored for a long time readily lose protein when soaked , whereas samples stored without soaking do not lose protein . |
| 6 | ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began . |