Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [art] [adj] 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 | Once examined , the church was opened for a short time so that the locals could view the remains prior to the coffin being resealed and put back ‘ as near as circumstances would admit , in status quo ’ . |
| 5 | We 've both known for a long time how we feel about each other and all the reasons why nothing can ever come of it . |
| 6 | She had known for a long time now . |
| 7 | The great advantage of having a fixed date er for these European elections on the ninth of June , a date that 's been well known for a considerable time now , should be the certainty for the electorate , that they know not only the date of that election but the geographical boundary er of the constituency in which they live er the candidates that they can choose from and of course in relation to European elections , the number of er members of the European parliament that there will be representing the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | One way of overcoming this is by spinning a large-area sample of the solid in the laser beam , so that any individual spot is irradiated for a short time only , and is able to cool before being brought back into the beam . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ You see , we had n't intended to get married for a long time yet — there being so many drawbacks , ’ she began . |