Example sentences of "[noun] for a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The upward spiral on which film budgets were set suggests that Rank might have had to go on losing money for a long time before hitting on a way to achieve a steady supply of sellable films . |
| 32 | He must have saved up his pocket money for a long time in order to buy one of Uncle Philip 's masks . |
| 33 | Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time . |
| 34 | The snag is , scientists do not yet know whether patients taking the drug for a long time are better off with a little testosterone , or none . |
| 35 | He sat over breakfast in a cafeteria for a long time , reading the Sunday papers . |
| 36 | The most interesting result is that it gives quicker search times for a long word list over the 26-way methods . |
| 37 | Young people from working-class backgrounds , for instance , are more likely to spend time with a boy/girl-friend whereas young people from G middle-class backgrounds continue to move around in mixed sex groups for a longer period , perhaps anticipating an extended period of dependence on parents as they head for further or higher education . |
| 38 | They 're both pale and passionate these days and she has n't mentioned Napoleon for a long time . |
| 39 | Although out of action for a long time , an internal iron water wheel survives . |
| 40 | The final French losses were seven ships of the line , with about 2500 men killed in action or drowned , and another four vessels , trapped in the Vilaine , unfit for action for a long time . |
| 41 | But after being knocked out in the first round of the English Derby the dog injured a hind muscle and was out of action for a long time . |
| 42 | Ryan 's proposal for a program for automatic story generation which fulfils her three criteria of creativity , aesthetic awareness and understanding will probably remain beyond the boundaries of feasibility for a long time , but it does demonstrate both the need for a greater contribution of ideas from poetics and narratology to developments in artificial intelligence , and the insights that can be gained from the attempt to shape one 's ideas about narrative into a form that can be learnt and applied by computers . |
| 43 | well those people have them in stock for a long time |
| 44 | Scientific work into the effects of vitamin E deficiency revealed that , in extreme cases , male animals deprived of the vitamin for a long period suffered irreparable damage to their testes . |
| 45 | She met his eyes for a long while , then nodded . |
| 46 | The maid stared into his eyes for a long moment and then suddenly turned away . |
| 47 | Fand looked her in the eyes for a long moment ; and it was difficult for Ruth to face the utter loneliness of that gaze . |
| 48 | He fondled her between her long legs for a long time , and she remained still for him . |
| 49 | and manager Smith plans to be at the Manor for a long time too … he 's brushed away speculation about going to Stoke … he 's happy at Oxford … well he will be when they start winning |
| 50 | There 'd been no shooting for a long while . |
| 51 | I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence . |
| 52 | Most sufferers do n't realise their chiggers have departed because the eschars remain itchy for a long time afterwards . |
| 53 | Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain . |
| 54 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 55 | The idea of pursuing a solo career had been in Sharon Shannon 's mind for a long while — but now the time was right she already had a seminal piece of super session recording under her belt and now , with John Dunford — who 'd been centrally involved with The Waterboys throughout their Irish sojourn as sound and recording engineer — in charge of production , she got to work on her solo album . |
| 56 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 57 | I 've been in this frame of mind for a long time , but no one seems to notice . ’ |
| 58 | His mind for a long time before this crisis arose had been turning to the idea of a new party orientation and government by what he called a Council of State … |
| 59 | ‘ I think that I have n't played a Test for England because I 've carried too much weight for a long time , ’ Carrick said . |
| 60 | On the other hand the arts lobby which has wanted such a department for a long time , is now worried that Mellor , known for his dynamism , strong views and unceremonious manners , could take an interventionist and populist approach , particularly in relation to the Arts Council . |