Example sentences of "have for [art] [adv] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In England this power has for a very long time been delegated , so far as barristers are concerned , to the Inns of Court : and , for a much shorter time , so far as solicitors are concerned , to the Law Society . |
2 | The irony is it 's the best team we 've had for a very long time . ’ |
3 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
4 | I have in my own way tried to point out that , of the world 's leading rugby nations , the game in south Africa has suffered badly not only as a result of its years of isolation — as many of those who have just visited the country during the New Zealand and Australian tours believe — but precisely because our officials have for a very long time been at the forefront of the trend towards professionalism . |
5 | I am left in no doubt at all that , rightly or wrongly , orders dismissing actions — either because they are frivolous and vexatious , or on the ground of disclosure of no reasonable cause of action — have for a very long time been treated as interlocutory . |