Example sentences of "[not/n't] for [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
2 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
3 | Once workers have installed Britain 's new cable , no one expects that the country will want to replace it — at least not for a long time . |
4 | Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable . |
5 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
6 | No , I wo n't return , not for a long time , it 's too painful and upsetting . |
7 | Not for a long time . |
8 | But this is the room eventually we 're going to use I mean not for a long time yet , as a working medieval kitchen . |
9 | But er not not for a long time . |
10 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
11 | Not for a long time now . |
12 | No water flows from the sprinklers here , and clearly has n't for a long time . |
13 | I did n't for a long time , I was only interested in whether I liked you . |