Example sentences of "for a long time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For a long time he said nothing . |
| 32 | For a long time he discussed with his lords in private what should be done with me . |
| 33 | For a long time he remained bent over his hands without uttering any form of prayer . |
| 34 | For a long time he remained motionless like this , his body arched backward , his teeth clenched , his lips drawn back in a silent rictus of ecstatic agony . |
| 35 | For a long time he stood in front of the town map , gazing at it as though he would memorise its every feature , and when he turned away it was to ask for a cup of coffee . |
| 36 | For a long time he had wondered about the history of this little family , now it looked as though he was going to find out . |
| 37 | But , before he was able to put a name to it , something hit him on the back of the head , and for a long time he knew no more . |
| 38 | For a long time he lay awake , feeling the vibration of Garvey 's snores clear through the trembling planks . |
| 39 | But surely to if you 've been working with your partner for a long time he 's gon na it anyway |
| 40 | For a long time he held the photograph , fingering it gently , careful not to mark it , and then he pinned it to the cork-board on the wall . |
| 41 | For a long time it has been known that heavy drinking during pregnancy can badly affect a baby 's development so that when it is born , its face and head are deformed and it is mentally backward . |
| 42 | He is a union member and he was aware of all the advantages of belonging to a union but somehow for a long time it never occurred to me how to get it all started , how it was possible . |
| 43 | It is a house which has given rise to much aesthetic conjecture , and for a long time it was deemed to be the first seed of the modern movement in England , for it did not appear to be built in any revival style , but in a fresh new one . |
| 44 | For a long time it seemed impossible to refer to Communists without using the words ‘ conspiracy ’ and ‘ sons of bitches ’ . |
| 45 | For a long time it looked as if Newcastle were going to leave with the three points they so desperately needed and it was the visitors who drew first blood . |
| 46 | For a long time it was known as Benjamins Mill , a name occasionally used today . |
| 47 | For a long time it was felt that having kiddies was the answer to a woman 's complete fulfilment . |
| 48 | Rousseau ( 1762 , p. 147 ) did approve of one book : ‘ This is the first book Émile will read ; for a long time it will form his whole library and it will always retain an honoured place . |
| 49 | As it happened Namibia won the game and the tournament , but for a long time it looked as if the Zimbabweans would win , leaving the hitherto unbeaten Namibians out in the cold . |
| 50 | For a long time it was thought that this Gospel was written by Matthew the Apostle . |
| 51 | For a long time it was assumed by archaeologists that here , too , the purpose was religious . |
| 52 | Sybase has done very well in financial markets and companies in Wall Street and the City , mostly because for a long time it could offer facilities such as triggers and stored procedures that Oracle could n't . |
| 53 | Sybase has done very well in financial markets and companies in Wall Street and the City , mostly because for a long time it could offer facilities such as triggers and stored procedures that Oracle could n't . |
| 54 | For a long time it looked like the 500 GP career he started just last year would be very short . |
| 55 | For a long time it has been content with this unchanging splendour but more recently it has treated itself to a quartier in the most modern style , complete with a magnificent new concert hall , the Corum ( which unfortunately appears to have been built on ground that it is less than stable ) . |
| 56 | For a long time it felt as if that was all she could do . |
| 57 | For a long time it had been accepted that humans could not survive on worlds which were in orbit around any sun which was capable of being classed as a red giant . |
| 58 | For a long time it suited the others to have him in that job . |
| 59 | Though there have always been differences between countries outside the First World , for a long time it did appear to make sense to speak of The Third World , the title of Worsley 's very influential book ( 1973 ) on the subject . |
| 60 | For a long time it was felt that Agrippa was the builder , and later that his portico had been reerected in the later building . |