Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [art] long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | But the Premier League clubs did come up with two positive measures in what Parry described as ‘ the most constructive meeting we have had for a long time . ’ |
| 32 | It was the best experience I have had for a long time . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ Our side against Huddersfield will be the most experienced we have fielded for a long time . |
| 34 | That shared culture has gone , though its traces have persisted for a long time , at least among those unworldly older academics who assume that students of English will have read the whole of Shakespeare in the sixth form , or that they can readily identify classical or biblical references . |
| 35 | You do n't expect that from people you have known for a long time . |
| 36 | We have known for a long time that there is no one right way to analyze a proposed capital investment . |
| 37 | Managers have known for a long time that demographics matter , but they have always believed that population statistics change slowly . |
| 38 | Residents have campaigned for a long time for a speed restriction and traffic calming in Skerne Park , which has a high accident rate . |
| 39 | Some young people in care have voiced for a long time their preference for residential rather than fostering care ( Page and Clark , 1977 ) . |
| 40 | In calling for a vote on European union , TODAY is speaking up for what most of us have wanted for a long time . |
| 41 | Archbishop Eames said : ‘ I have believed for a long time there is a crying need for the Churches to examine the problem of sectarianism in depth . |
| 42 | As we all know , not only in London but in many of our big cities , there are areas of great depression — neglected areas where there are thousands of people out of work — and those areas have existed for a long time . |
| 43 | This is a pity because his book was one of the most interesting textbooks I have read for a long time . |