Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] for [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | The federal pump-priming for their establishment , eventually extended to cover their first eight years , was not intended to support them for the long term . |
2 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
3 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
4 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
5 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
6 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
7 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
8 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
9 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
10 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
11 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
12 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
13 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
14 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
15 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
16 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
17 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
18 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
19 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
20 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
21 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
22 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
23 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
24 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
25 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
26 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
27 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
28 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
29 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
30 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |