Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
| 2 | I called for the last time at the first house in the village and pressed the buzzer , but on getting no reply resigned myself to the long walk down the mountain . |
| 3 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 4 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 5 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 6 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 8 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 9 | He 's saved you from a long prison-term . |
| 10 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 13 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
| 14 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
| 19 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
| 20 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
| 21 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
| 22 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
| 23 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
| 24 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 25 | No , he 's had it for a long time . |
| 26 | She 'd styled it into a long , fat French plait . |
| 27 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
| 28 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
| 29 | The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets . |
| 30 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |