Example sentences of "had [vb pp] for a very long " in BNC.

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1 Unkindly , I laughed and told him that that sounded just about the worst idea I had heard for a very long time .
2 They had the easy familiarity of two people who knew each other very well indeed , and had done for a very long time .
3 In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time .
4 Christian festivals had coexisted for a very long time with ancient non-Christian celebrations .
5 It was impossible to do anything except admit something that she had known for a very long time .
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