Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a long [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The view that aggression is an integral part of human nature has been strongly argued for a long time by exceptionally articulate and persuasive individuals . |
| 2 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 3 | For until very recently the police made no concession to black street culture , but instead rigidly interpreted and ruthlessly enforced statutory norms of public order , first through the notorious ‘ Sus ’ law ( abolished after a long campaign by black and civil liberties groups ) and then through routine powers of search and arrest . |
| 4 | The film is based on a long novel by Pat Conroy which deals with the excavation of the past , a current favourite theme . |
| 5 | Their hard work , efficiency and friendliness helped to produce a day which will be remembered for a long time by all those who took part . |
| 6 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |