Example sentences of "so long the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in station catering , so long the Cinderella , that the changed order of the 1980s made its first mark . |
| 2 | That day emotion ran high as the big horse , so long the underdog , at last had his day again . |
| 3 | It was the main reason the party stayed so long the creature of the Magic Circle and the explanation for the exclusion , time and again , of otherwise talented party-members who did n't happen to have the right pedigree . |
| 4 | For so long the London folk had been patient and kindly helping one another , and always so cheerful . |
| 5 | Yorkshire , for so long the ugly sister ( fancy clinging to the extraordinary notion that you wanted Yorkshiremen to play for Yorkshire ) had overnight turned into Cinderella , with Tendulkar cast in the role of the Prince who found the shoe fitted perfectly . |
| 6 | This was long enough to become an expert by American standards , but not so long the life force would be sucked out of me . ’ |
| 7 | PENARTH , for so long the chopping blocks of senior Welsh club rugby , gained their first-ever Heineken League win by beating Ebbw Vale 13–12 . |
| 8 | The Bank of England , for so long the City 's unofficial leader , is also discredited . |
| 9 | Her sister Sarah , for so long the Spencer girl in the spotlight , now had to make way for Diana . |
| 10 | I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’ |
| 11 | So long the sick man of Europe , it is now not only dead but hung , drawn and quartered . |
| 12 | A final essential advantage for the party manifested itself in the general election campaign , when Attlee , for so long the ‘ unknown Opposition Leader ’ , came to notice as a sober and responsible figure apparently capable of assuming the reins of government . |
| 13 | Even our soaps , so long the mainstay of our telly diet , are looking jaded . |
| 14 | Pete , well Pete ca n't see why it 's taking so long the hall . |
| 15 | We wo n't leave it so long the next time |