Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The princess told them : ‘ I have come to terms with this relationship a long time ago . |
| 2 | ‘ I have lived in this world a long time , child . |
| 3 | We 've been out on this balcony a long time , and no one has come to interrupt us . |
| 4 | Ruth gave Rachaela one of her Ruth-type presents , this time a long candle shaded through vermilion to orange , and this they burnt as their one festive token . |
| 5 | ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago . |
| 6 | We gave each other a long hug . |
| 7 | Just as well they have something else in common : they have known each other a long time , and are all good friends . |
| 8 | We 'd known each other a long time . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've known each other a long time . |
| 10 | We 've known each other a long time . |
| 11 | We 're growing familiar , like we 've known each other a long time . |
| 12 | You and I have known each other a long time . |
| 13 | That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’ |
| 14 | No , but if she is , she 's , she 's been going that way a long time . |