Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organization 's market share had been relatively stable for a long time and even growing in concert with the growth in world economies . |
| 2 | Of course , some sort of pattern can be teased out of the most disordered subject though it may take half a dozen attempts before a pictorial structure emerges ; such an unhurried approach is not always possible for the long distance traveller . |
| 3 | It would not have been possible for the long progression towards the perfect physical being , to have ever occurred at all , if it were encumbered by the constraints of compassion , an emotion which , by the very nature of evolution was completely non-existent before the dawn of civilisation . |
| 4 | Sorry for the long letter , but I 've been itching to write this for a long time . |
| 5 | You 've been asleep for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But I tried being polite for a long time , Aunt Ruth , and it got me nowhere . |
| 7 | Grown in impoverished conditions , the plant becomes stunted but remains alive for a long time while many small shoots develop to give the appearance of an irregularly worn shaving-brush . |
| 8 | A government committed to the disciplines of the market had had a salutary lesson : the market did not care a damn for the long term , or strategic thinking into the middle of the next century , or , quite possibly , sustainable development . |
| 9 | It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) . |
| 10 | We have made it clear for a long period that we believe that devolution or independence would damage very severely the degree of inward investment into Scotland and the degree of self-generating investment within Scotland as well . |
| 11 | At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview . |
| 12 | To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period : |
| 13 | THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm , writes EDDIE BELLASS . |
| 14 | THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm . |
| 15 | If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome . |
| 16 | It maybe faithful for a long time , perhaps you build up that trust , and it 's only once you 've got beyond that , that you can then begin to actually influence er , negotiate with them . |
| 17 | He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time . |
| 18 | The rate of unemployment in Glasgow has been very high for a long time , and I accept that that is unfortunate . |
| 19 | But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something . |
| 20 | There was no question of demolition taking place and the site standing derelict for a long time , he said . |
| 21 | It 's the last I 'll see of the outside for a long time . ’ |
| 22 | Vologsky was silent and thoughtful for a long while . |
| 23 | Pont Royal is conveniently accessible for the long weekend away : the flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours , with the resort only half an hour from the airport . |
| 24 | The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , it wo n't be dark for a long time yet . |
| 26 | But I 'll leave the door open , and it wo n't be dark for a long time . |
| 27 | We remained numb for a long time . |
| 28 | According to modern portfolio theory ( MPT ) pension funds ought to hold a ‘ core ’ portfolio of securities in large blue chip companies that are rarely traded , ( i.e. held for the long term ) around which ‘ satellite ’ shares in smaller less well known ( less well analysed , and therefore possibly inefficiently priced — see Chapter 11 ) companies are actively traded in order to make short-term capital investments . |
| 29 | Huddled together on the muddy earth floor they were content for a long time to embrace one another without speaking . |
| 30 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |