Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt relief that someone who had known Marie Claire for so long should share my opinion of her . |
| 2 | We may now hope that , with the rebirth of our own mythology from music , the abstractions and the shallow optimism that have degraded the German genius for so long will make way for a new strength and joyful seriousness . |
| 3 | Kenneth Oxford , the Chief Constable of Merseyside , prophesies that ‘ the freedom and way of life we have been accustomed to for so long will vanish ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ The freedom and way of life we have been accustomed to enjoy for so long will vanish ’ , Kenneth Oxford , Chief Constable of Merseyside , prophesied in 1977 ; ‘ what we are experiencing is not a passing phenomenon but a continuing process of change in our way of life … our customary ways of behaving and our traditional values are being radically modified . ’ |
| 5 | A second public at the Youth and Community Wing in Ysgol Bro Ddyfi , Machynlleth , at 7.30pm tomorrow will provide local people with their last chance to get the scheme off the ground . |
| 6 | Community problems A PUBLIC meeting at 7.30pm today will look at community problems in the Neston area . |
| 7 | He would have to stay , of course , until the WPC arrived but she should n't be too long and at least AD would have an answer to his question . |
| 8 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |