Example sentences of "for a long time i [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | On that day we became friends , yet for a long time I kept my distance , afraid even to shake hands with him . |
2 | But to tell the truth , for a long time I 've been slightly lost as a dealer . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | For a long time I had it in mind to write a story contrasting the fates of Eck and his British counterpart . |
5 | ‘ For a long time I thought I did , ’ she confided softly . |
6 | For a long time I thought of him as ‘ my saviour ’ and even — though it was blasphemy — as my Saviour . |
7 | For a long time I walked with my eyes on the ground , watching my feet sinking interminably into the snow . |
8 | For a long time I assumed she was joking , but not only was I wrong , I was also ignorant of the hard facts of life about the value of students with special needs and the staff who work with them . |
9 | I hid it from everyone , ’ he said , when her brows rose in surprise , ‘ and for a long time I hid it from myself . |
10 | ‘ For a long time I hated you very much , ’ she said slowly . |
11 | For a long time I did not know whether the notes I was accumulating would be published one day , but that did not deter me . |
12 | ‘ For a long time I did n't want children , and then I wanted them . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | for a long time I have been |
16 | For a long time I sat out on the crumbling turf , with the blue distances below , and warm sun lying over this lovely autumn land . |