Example sentences of "[pers pn] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | It does n't hit you for a long time what you have achieved . |
| 32 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
| 33 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |
| 34 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 35 | But no you go up town and get me this you see now she meant that sh sh you know no mampy pampying now , off you go yo you this is going to happen to you for a long time to come . |
| 36 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 37 | You did go to sleep did n't you for a long time ? |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |
| 40 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 41 | Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly . |
| 42 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 43 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 44 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 45 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
| 46 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 47 | Then he saw a wonderfully pretty girl who had obviously been watching him for a long time . |
| 48 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
| 52 | I remember at the time Wilko saying how he though Kerslake was an excellent buy , and how he 'd been after him for a long time . |
| 53 | She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips . |
| 54 | 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 . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | I gazed at her for a long time , slowly enraptured . |
| 57 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | We talked about her for a long time , and I think our Chairman was impressed . |
| 60 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |