Example sentences of "for a [adj] time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A worker-directed study conducted in the mid-1970s considered as temporary workers all who had a job which was available only for a limited time and all who were themselves available for their jobs for only a limited period of time . |
| 2 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 3 | The plaintiff 's declaration alleged that he was owner of the Queen 's Theatre , that he had contracted with Johanna Wagner , a famous operatic singer , to perform exclusively in the theatre for a certain time and that the defendant , owner of a rival theatre , wishing himself to obtain Miss Wagner 's services ‘ knowing the premises and maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff … enticed and persuaded [ her ] to refuse to perform . ’ |
| 4 | Yesterday he rang the bell for a long time but no point in opening the door . |
| 5 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
| 6 | I have n't been happy for a long time but now I think I 'm going to be . ’ |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I have known Graham for a long time but there will be no sentiment when he picks the England team . |
| 8 | Metal whiskers of this kind had been known of , in a general sort of way , for a long time but had been regarded as a nuisance or a curiosity . |
| 9 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |
| 10 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 11 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 12 | The profits have been in public relations for a long time but too often those in charge have refused to invest some measure of it in capital equipment that would improve client services and the daily life of their workers . |
| 13 | Taken in connection with the fact that Liverpool is the greatest seaport in the world , that one alone should remain a disorganised prey to designing knaves is one of the strange and unaccountable anomalies which frequently escape notice for a long time but only to be ultimately felt with greater force and overcome with greater resolution " . |
| 14 | She held her hand under the flow for a long time but the water grew no warmer . |
| 15 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 16 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 17 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 18 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
| 19 | I 've been pushing for a long time but erm down here ? |
| 20 | I 've 'ad this idea for a long time an' if I can get a few customers , we 'll be able ter buy some extra food an' we 'll be able to rent a better 'ouse , with good strong doors not like these rotten ones . ’ |
| 21 | He does n't now , whether they 've been a super star for a long time or if he 's never heard of them . |
| 22 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 23 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 24 | Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time and its flora and fauna are unique having evolved on their own without competition from species elsewhere . |
| 25 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 26 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 27 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
| 28 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 29 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |