Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [pers pn] for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 2 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
| 3 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
| 4 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
| 5 | I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome . |