Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz . |
| 32 | Surgeons , however , have used metallic implants such as clips and automatic sutures for a long time without any such complication reported . |
| 33 | The area has not been know for fashion stores for a long time , but the new Criterion building is the location of Sogo , the new drive-in fashion store . |
| 34 | May he escape the bears for a long time yet . |
| 35 | We 're just saying what 's been on our minds for a long time . ’ |
| 36 | The focal point is the Rathaus ( town hall ) , with a fine sixteenth-century tower that dominates the many charming houses in the vicinity , and one of its most striking houses offers a reminder that the Swiss have been at the business of looking after travellers for a long time . |
| 37 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
| 38 | Elite theorists for a long time countered pluralist optimism about the interest group process by citing case studies of less savoury interest group campaigns , such as the setting up of a commercial TV channel in Britain or industrial regulation in the USA ( Prewitt and Stone , 1973 ) . |
| 39 | Did you work in the pits for a long time ? |
| 40 | THE EXPLOSION at Staples Corner — one of Britain 's busiest road junctions — will cause major delays for a long time , AA Roadwatch said yesterday . |
| 41 | In other words , although people have been conserving soil or limiting children for a long time , an explicit and out-of-context definition of a single element in people 's lives ( conservation , small families ) will tend to be distrusted and misunderstood . |
| 42 | Do n't ask a babysitter to look after several children for a long time — for example , a whole day . |
| 43 | You 've had that pain under your ribs for a long time . |
| 44 | My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier . |
| 45 | Whilst it is possible that they will remain reliable instruments for a long time to come , it is in conditions like these that Titoism spawns and prospers . |
| 46 | We called on the Attorney-General to refer his case to the Appeal Court so that the sentence could be increased to one which would protect women for a long time . |
| 47 | However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time . |
| 48 | And I knew that I 'd be seeing it in my more dejected moments for a long time to come . |
| 49 | ‘ People thought we were idiots for a long time , ’ remembers Kelly . |
| 50 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 51 | He says the tabloid press has been hitting out at the Lords for a long time . |
| 52 | Still peering from the corner of his eye , Frankie stared at her breasts for a long time before he realized with a jolt that she was observing him through the mirror . |
| 53 | Furthermore , after the Allied victory in 1918 , Germany and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire were bankrupt and unable to make any significant purchases for a long time . |
| 54 | And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing . |
| 55 | I think that 's been on , on the cards for a long time has n't it ? |
| 56 | When he ministered , there had been no Masses in the camps for a long time ; regular priests would not go in . |