Example sentences of "they [prep] [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
2 | We 've already been working closely with them for a long time because of the shared ownership . |
3 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
4 | She looked at them for a long time . |
5 | ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time . |
6 | I have n't seen one of them for a long time |
7 | I had to work on them for a long time . |
8 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
9 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
10 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
11 | But I do n't think people , some people like you to chat with them for a long time , other people they just like you to serve the , so they can go . |
12 | But because mistakes are expensive and we have to live with them for a long time we tend to play safe and go for rather bland schemes . |
13 | I hope that he learns them well , because he will need to deploy them for a long time . |
14 | ‘ I have n't done any of them for a long time . |
15 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
16 | I have n't had one of them for a long time . |
17 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |