Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 4 | She felt more alive than she had for a long time . |
| 5 | Second , there is the knock-on effect to the advertising market in the UK and Australia , which is looking weaker than it has for a long time . |
| 6 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
| 7 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 8 | For instance : ‘ You should lose weight ’ , ‘ You should n't be so inarticulate at work ’ , ‘ You should n't pursue money as a goal ’ , ‘ You should be kinder to your mother when she phones for a long chat . ’ |
| 9 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 10 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 11 | Llanelli and Neath put on a show as good as anything seen for a long time at club level . |