Example sentences of "[prep] far too long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've mollied you for far too long . |
| 2 | He made clear to Hitler that Britain would not fight to uphold the Versailles treaty and , for far too long , held to the hope that the Third Reich 's territorial ambitions would cease after it had vacuumed up all ethnic Germans . |
| 3 | This could possibly be improved by all clubs having an artificial pitch of good quality ; we have played on mud heaps for far too long . |
| 4 | The publican had heard both sides of the many arguments between the two , and for far too long . |
| 5 | Verbal presentations often fail because the speaker tries to cram too much into too short a time , or goes on for far too long . |
| 6 | Once we had a girl who never , but never , took a bath , and after suffering her proximity for far too long we made a complaint to Miss Malley . |
| 7 | What a wonderful prospect for piano buffs who for far too long have had to put up with hurriedly performed and inadequately recorded Vox recordings from the young Michael Ponti and others in a ragbag assortment of concerti with ‘ mix and match ’ orchestras and conductors . |
| 8 | FOR FAR too long , glasses have been a matter of seeing well rather than looking good . |
| 9 | The salad bowls are great to look at , and great to use — they are such a good size compared with the silly little one we 've been crushing lettuce and tomato into for far too long . |
| 10 | For far too long the undertakers have had the monopoly . |
| 11 | For far too long now the motor retail business has been viewed as a male dominated world where women have little or no place . |
| 12 | Spencer had been spoiled , treated for far too long as a baby and he had grown up knowing how to twist his mother around his little finger . |
| 13 | There is no doubt that instead of treating the sea as the giver of life to mankind , as it certainly is , it has for far too long been treated as the world 's sewer . |
| 14 | The Right Hon John Patten MP , Minister of State for the Home Office ( right ) , comments that , ‘ Victim Support has deservedly grown fast because it meets a long-standing and deep need that had been neglected for far too long . |
| 15 | The least interesting material tends to be spun out for far too long , and the composer can fall back on clichés ( like reiterated clusters ) just at the point when a new , arresting thought is most urgently needed . |
| 16 | Louis responded to these totally unjustified demands by arguing that it was Henry who had broken the agreement by keeping Alice in his custody for far too long . |
| 17 | For far too long disabled children have been put away in special schools and been made to feel that there is something wrong with them , their disabilities are a burden and a thing of shame . |
| 18 | The UK has had an inadequate competition policy framework for far too long . |
| 19 | For far too long we have given free publicity for such tourist spots as Edinburgh Castle . |
| 20 | It was a decision that she knew she had been putting off for far too long . |
| 21 | This separation has gone on for far too long . |
| 22 | For far too long you 've been hiding your light under a bushel . |
| 23 | ‘ Is anything wrong ? ’ he queried , and Belinda realised that she had been staring at him in silence for far too long , as she tried to decide what to say . |
| 24 | You 've managed to dodge meeting the boys at the sharp end of this exercise for far too long . |
| 25 | You 've been trying to over-compensate for Eddie 's death for far too long . ’ |
| 26 | Why , even when complaints are made , are they often inadequately dealt with , why is there no compensation and why do people sometimes hear nothing for far too long ? |
| 27 | Hon. Members will have an opportunity to debate the Bill , but , whatever happens , it is far better to have a system that is more accountable to local people and that will , we hope , put an end to some of the ridiculous mismanagement , inefficiency and wasting of money that has gone on for far too long . |
| 28 | We have all endured for far too long , the blatherings of scientific greybeards regarding ‘ The Expanding Universe ’ . |
| 29 | for far too long . |
| 30 | ‘ My goodness , I 've made you talk for far too long . |