Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] for a long time " in BNC.
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1 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |
2 | He coveted the throne and had done so for a long time . |
3 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
4 | A Mum and Dad who 'd known vaguely for a long time that Conor liked holding parties were suddenly being told over cups of tea and Hobnobs about vast acid house raves in the middle of fields , about police chases across whole counties , about an entire organisation that Conor had run ( Conor had run an organisation ? ) , which could call a party and have 5,000 people turning up at £20 a ticket within 48 hours . |
5 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
6 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
7 | They stood clasped together for a long time , then he bent his head and kissed her , softly at first , then with such increasing passion that she could feel his heart beating like a drum . |
8 | ‘ We 've always been really good friends but had n't worked together for a long time . |
9 | They had lived together for a long time , but the sister was now reaching the conclusion that the situation could not continue much longer : |
10 | I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born . |
11 | The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists . |
12 | The first was occupied by Miss Trimby , the last of a family that had lived there for a long time whilst her neighbours were Mr. & Mrs. Collins with their middle-aged bachelor son . |
13 | they made the area around the reactor a non living area , the problem is of course people that have lived there for a long time do n't want to move and so over |