Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 2 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 3 | We have argued for a long time that there is a peripheral argument that in the strategic interests of the nation we should be concerned about the coal industry . |
| 4 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 5 | ‘ I have felt for a long time that the only way this issue was going to be resolved was to have it fixed on a political level — that it would n't just fade away . |
| 6 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 7 | But she , you know , it was built for a long time before she got anything in it . |
| 8 | He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field . |
| 9 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 10 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 11 | It was thought for a long time that he was a Carthusian but there is no firm evidence for this . |
| 12 | it is what I 've always thought for a long time that somebody like Brian if he 's not if he 's not showing at our fish at our show , even as an A class judge , I , I fail to see why he ca n't judge at our show it 's , he goes to Skelm and , and judges there and our fish will be there or strange really when we 're struggling for judges that , that we do n't do these things . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 14 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 15 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 16 | We 've known for a long time that when you can talk on the run , the miles just fly by . |
| 17 | We have known for a long time that there is no one right way to analyze a proposed capital investment . |
| 18 | Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly . |
| 19 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 20 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 21 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 22 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
| 23 | In the countryside , life must have continued for a long time as it always had done . |
| 24 | But I discard that idea , for the water is too shallow over the sand and once a fish is hooked the fishing would be finished for a long time while the rest of the shoal got over the scare . |
| 25 | The judgements that have to be made are complex , not least because local government has existed for a long time and the opportunities for building up capital or depleting it have been great . |
| 26 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 27 | It has to be cooked for a long time because of its size , but it will still be pink in the middle and have a succulence to it . |
| 28 | This very high degree of risk has been maintained for a long time as many studies over the past thirty years have shown . |
| 29 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 30 | Their eyes held for a long time and then he rested back on his elbows and looked at the treetops , his face suddenly serious . |