Example sentences of "for long [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a situation can not persist for long since firms would go out of business . |
| 2 | Thereafter Ladislav could not keep any post for long before the authorities hounded him out of it . |
| 3 | For long before my camera had been stolen I had noticed the unhealthy reliance people had on photographs , and their ability to take them , to make sense of what they saw . |
| 4 | They tell you to go on with artificial respiration for ever , for long after you 've given up hope . |
| 5 | Both before , and for long after Maman had left them alone with each other , the useful and interesting occupations Aunt Tossie found , or invented , for her , were always in unhappy contrast with both love and its cold aftermath . |
| 6 | Again , he could not have stayed for long as in 1680 he was back preaching in Mauchline . |
| 7 | Peace did not reign for long as he provoked the ultimate chop for himself by one day taking his scissors to all of the models ' heads and cropping them . |
| 8 | He took his seat in the House in February 1833 , but did not enjoy his position for long as , in the following month , he caught a chill and died in London 28 March 1833 . |
| 9 | This is proved by a letter from one Mr. Wildhagen to Sir William le Fleming and dated the 19 October 1721 : " hellip ; your honr know it is impossible for the men to work att your Fells of Conistone in the winter season for long as their houses are unbuilt , they haveing so far to come and go to thir lodgings … |
| 10 | Modigliani and Miller argue that this situation can not persist for long as it offers arbitrage profits to the individual investor . |
| 11 | But unfortunately this did not last for long as we came to a narrow , shallow strip of the river . |
| 12 | No prison could run for long if not for the fact that most prisoners most of the time are prepared simply to cooperate with the staff and ‘ do their bird ’ . |
| 13 | Fabia found an answering encouraging smile , but her smile did not remain for long when after a second or two of studying her Cara stated , quite clearly , ‘ You . ’ |
| 14 | But I wo n't be off for long because I 've to follow Marcus . ’ |
| 15 | He did not sing for long because he was old , but it was enough . |
| 16 | He could not have stayed away for long because in June of that year he was captured by the Dragoons in Knockdow House in Carrick and confined on the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth to await trial . |
| 17 | But it can not last for long because at this level our exporters ca n't compete for sales across the Atlantic . |
| 18 | They would n't need to use speed control for long because most phrases and names are frequently repeated . |
| 19 | Rhoda had a brother called Tom , a very pleasant young man who also became a preacher , but not for long because , unfortunately , he died young . |
| 20 | Not for long though , as Grimsby sliced through Swindon 's defence . |