Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [prep] a long time " in BNC.
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1 | She had not done that for a long time . |
2 | Are n't you playing the piano ? shall we get that book that you have , it 's yellow I think it 's down there , we have n't done that for a long time have we , we can do that while daddy and Tim are playing |
3 | ‘ We have n't done that in a long time . ’ |
4 | I have n't seen that for a long time |
5 | Yes , yes , she 's , she 's had , she 's had one of those and I have n't seen that for a long time . |
6 | I mean I would open my eyes and see myself like that , wake up and then I 'd bounce off the bed and then I 'd sit there bouncing and , and but I have n't had that in a long time and wh when I thought now a lot of times , if I think that I leave either the front door unlocked , my house unlocked or the garage door open I go and actually check that in the middle of the night . |
7 | And … and I 've known that for a long time . ’ |
8 | Yes , I 've known that for a long time . |
9 | " I know , " Patrick said defiantly , realizing what she was trying to do , " I 've known that for a long time . " |