Example sentences of "[vb pp] a long [noun] for " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | But , ’ he continued seriously , ‘ I do see danger for you and I also feel sorry , as you have come a long way for nothing . ’ |
2 | You 've come a long way for a late-night drink . ’ |
3 | France 's Maghreb policy was criticized on Nov. 16 by the Polisario Front , which had waged a long struggle for independence in Western Sahara . |
4 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
5 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
6 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
7 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
8 | I 've waited a long while for this . ’ |
9 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
10 | She had waited a long time for this moment . |
11 | ‘ She has waited a long time for rest . |
12 | An overwhelmed Fogarty said : ‘ I 've waited a long time for this . |
13 | So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk . |
14 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |
15 | Darlington had waited a long time for a shopping centre , she said , but the wait had its advantages . |
16 | I 've waited a long time for this . ’ |