Example sentences of "of [pron] for a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Some people have felt that this borrowing from Dorothy and others shows a certain egotism on Wordsworth 's part , but it was his method as an artist to absorb things into himself , and think of them for a long period before writing them down ; nor is it necessary to maintain , in any case , that the ‘ I ’ of a Wordsworth poem is necessarily the poet himself — it may stand as a universal shorthand symbol with which the reader can equally identify . |
2 | I have n't seen one of them for a long time |
3 | ‘ I have n't done any of them for a long time . |
4 | I have n't had one of them for a long time . |
5 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |
6 | Likely any car would have traces of it for a long time . |
7 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |