Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Each night during a 6-month working season , 40,000–60,000 km ( about 30,000–45,000 miles ) of drift-net is set in the North Pacific Ocean - enough to encircle the planet and cross the Pacific for a second time . |
| 32 | Now we 've had a Sale of Goods Act in Britain for a long time . |
| 33 | West Bromwich boss Ardiles , an enthusiastic 15-handicap golfer , said : ‘ I 've known Vicente for a long time . |
| 34 | A young woman called Simone Thiroux had eyed Modigliani for a long time . |
| 35 | But , since you 're so interested , I 've known Nicole for a long time . ’ |
| 36 | Indeed he was a great admirer of the Greek philosopher , many of whose concepts stayed with Galileo for a long time , but he demanded to be allowed freedom from dogma and interference to pursue the truth . |
| 37 | The wide acceptance of the positive value of collective action , typical of Italy for a long time [ which ] meant a well-established tradition existed for mobilising community support . |
| 38 | She has n't been in Italy for a long time . |
| 39 | The WBC has given its belt to Britain 's Lennox Lewis because of Bowe 's refusal to defend against Lewis within a prescribed time . |
| 40 | C. For a long time many people in the highlands and uplands of Scotland have disliked being so remote . |
| 41 | IAN LUCAS has recently moved from working as a freelance journalist for PFK to a full time position on our sister title Fishkeeping Answers . |
| 42 | This ‘ black-figure ’ method of vase-decoration was to become widely accepted throughout Greece for a long time . |
| 43 | The McKays qualified and married in Edinburgh and then left to work in London for a short time before travel beckoned and they went to work firstly in Papua New Guinea and then in Lusaka , Zambia . |
| 44 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 45 | TWO YEARS to the day since Howard Kendall tied the knot with Everton for a second time , a forgotten child of his first managerial union with the Goodison club shone when he needed him most . |
| 46 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 47 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 48 | Denis Smith says … he 's known John for a long time and has just the experience and talent that Oxford need |
| 49 | Piper looked at Luke for a long time as if trying to find a face behind the face . |
| 50 | Studies of the relationship between communication and socio-economic change and political transition have been conducted by WACC for a long time . |
| 51 | I married Clive because Mummy told me he was suitable for me , and I had n't had a letter from Felipe for a long time … |
| 52 | This is the best package to become available on Shareware in a long time . |
| 53 | ‘ Paula 's welfare is paramount so I am not making waves with the Hutchinsons at a traumatic time like this but obviously I 'm extremely anxious , ’ he said . |