Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [adj] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It feels like I 've been asleep for a long , long time .
2 You 've been asleep for a long time . ’
3 Rural groups have been vulnerable for a long time .
4 The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time .
5 I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do .
6 May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on what he has done at Maastricht in limiting the powers of the Commission , about which my constituents have been concerned for a long time ?
7 If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome .
8 At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview .
9 To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period :
10 I think I have been dead for a long time now .
11 I have been dead for a long time and by day I circle the huge air above the hills and by night I sleep in the quiet rock , as quiet as the rock , and the little worms mean consolation as they eat me .
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