Example sentences of "for [art] long [noun] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | and er , she said my eyes really sparkled she said first time I 've seen them sparkle for a long while so I was right chuffed about that . |
2 | If I get a movie script which means that I 've got to be away from home for a long period then I turn it down . ’ |
3 | It seems as certain as anything can be that the absolute numbers of the old , and for a long time also their number relative to the whole population , will be far higher in future than anything experienced in the past . |
4 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
5 | For a long time now we 've called ourselves poor , but we 've managed to get along . |
6 | For a long time now I 've intended going North . |
7 | I attended the funeral and for a long time afterwards we , as a family , used to take flowers to the grave . |
8 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
9 | For a long moment all she could do was stare back at him , his dark fathomless eyes holding her in thrall . |