Example sentences of "[vb pp] it for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
2 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
3 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
4 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
5 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
6 | No , he 's had it for a long time . |
7 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
8 | I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome . |