Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [prep] [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know . |
2 | Your Uncle Walter 'll go on a long time yet , you see . ’ |
3 | That might seem like a long time , but the issues have clearly been complex , and have been progressed as quickly as possible not least through vigourous prodding by the D O E , keen to see approval of a long term development strategy for Greater York and more importantly , a statutory definition of the York gre greenbelt . |
4 | Well they 'll last for a long time |
5 | A speed which , once it had lumbered up to it , it could maintain for a long time . |
6 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
7 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
8 | The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time . |
9 | He would n't have time to save himself ; the splash as he entered the stream would be the most satisfying sound she would hear in a long time . |
10 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
11 | Memories of the last will linger for a long time to come . |
12 | But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time . |
13 | It seems doubtful that any strong moral reaction can now set in although some backlash is already evident ; a dissident minority and a good many of the elderly will continue for a long time to object to what they see as moral decay . |
14 | No doubt controversy will continue for a long time , and no one will ever convince the superstitious mother . |
15 | We are now in a second slump , which will continue for a long time yet , and unemployment is rising . |
16 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is reportedly employed directly by Motorola . |
17 | Corley says a ‘ base level of services may continue for a long time ’ although 88open 's staff has shrunk to four persons , five if you count European director Steve Heath , who is thought to be employed directly by Motorola . |
18 | In times of expansion , developments can be additive , and it is easier for new subjects to become institutionally — as distinct from academically — accepted ( doubts can linger for a long time ) . |