Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 All through this they 've cried out for a modern definition .
2 But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’
3 This ranks as one of the few occasions in the past 20 years when I have forked out for a little bottle .
4 Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’
5 Both have gone on for a long time .
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