Example sentences of "for a [adj] [noun] i have " in BNC.
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| 1 | These articles are addressed to practitioners and for a long while I have been urging practitioners towards a greater involvement in the education of the profession 's next generation . |
| 2 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 3 | But to tell the truth , for a long time I 've been slightly lost as a dealer . |
| 4 | Mary , who now combines her psychology practice with astrological counselling , said : ‘ As a psychologist , for a long time I had been aware of a lack , that this science did not give the whole of the picture . |
| 5 | For a long time I had it in mind to write a story contrasting the fates of Eck and his British counterpart . |
| 6 | For a long time I have had a desire to understand better the behaviour and movements of wild birds and animals , and in the absence of the time ( and probably the dedication ) to undertake a proper study , I decided on a simple ploy which , I hoped , would get some results in the fullness of time . |
| 7 | Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes . |
| 8 | for a long time I have been |
| 9 | X 4 ft. are ideal ; for a small farm I have found that three pits , 10 ft . |
| 10 | But he owed me a favour for a little job I 'd done him and I needed somewhere to stash my passport , emergency cash and one or two other goodies . |