Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] time [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , governments have for a long time been divided over how large a merger must be before it passes out of national hands to Brussels . |
| 2 | Certain types of small bacteria , called mycoplasma or ureaplasma , have for a long time been thought to be responsible for some cases of NGU . |
| 3 | Captain America 's main man EUGENE KELLY got in touch to tell us the latest development , namely the withdrawing of the sleeve , and added : ‘ I have for a long time been a devoted customer of C&A and will only wear socks and pants with the C&A label . |
| 4 | I have for a long time been suspicious of the doctrine of gradualism in politics and the foibles of the Foreign Office , which uses the double-speak of diplomacy , as I saw in the Anglo-Irish diktat and now smell in Maastricht . |
| 5 | There is little evidence so far , though , to suggest that counterurbanization has halted the decline of service provision , since population thresholds for services have at the same time been rising ( Johansen and Fuguitt , 1984 ) . |
| 6 | In Hemingway 's famous expression , what teachers need at the present time is ‘ grace under pressure ’ , and my intention is that the discussions in this book should be very practical aids to the development of this valuable commodity . |
| 7 | Not that he was playing any flash lead parts but to keep a strong rhythm part going and sing at the same time is rather like having to twiddle both your thumbs in opposite directions at the same time . |