Example sentences of "for a [adj] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ten pounds for a nice long time , ’ she said , anxiously , invitingly , ‘ You can take an hour if you like , honey . |
| 2 | Well we all know from our own history books that fire has been with us for a long long time has n't it ? |
| 3 | This was t I mean when you think about it er it was good fun and er eventually people realized what was happening and of course they knew what was happening but that went on for a long long time . |
| 4 | I 've not been bad for a long long time . |
| 5 | for a long long time ? |
| 6 | As I say this this fellow the last twenty minutes are the best I 've seen Leicester City play for a long long time . |
| 7 | And er the trainer on medical practices has been out there for a long long time doing this so there 's a lot a wealth of experience there . |
| 8 | However , if they are both read in close conjunction to each other , readers will experience strong emotions combined with a beautiful story , that they will remember for a long long time . |
| 9 | But I mean these erm do it yourself places have been open for , well defied the law now for a long long time have n't they ? |
| 10 | It must be a problem if people sort of leave their children in nurseries all the time cos it 's nice for a short time but for a long long time they 're just not yours are they any more ? |
| 11 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 12 | And I 've been after a zither for a long long time |
| 13 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 14 | Both government and local authorities have failed to put money into capital projects for a long long time . |
| 15 | I 'll stick my neck out , come on , we 're going to say they 're going to do it , for the first time for a long long time . |
| 16 | Harry Dodson and his wife are well versed in the language of flowers , and have made wedding bouquets professionally for a good long time : they made the beautiful posies for the Victorian wedding in the forthcoming television series The Victorian Flower Garden . |
| 17 | When Bernard came out of hospital he did not walk very well for a good long time . |
| 18 | To underline the point , she kept that bank well in surplus for a good long time after . |
| 19 | Finlayson thought for a good long time , while he stared at Callaghan 's bright new buttons . |