Example sentences of "for [art] long time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We seem to have two kinds of ‘ existenceworthiness ’ : the dewdrop kind , which can be summed up as ‘ likely to come into existence but not very durable ’ ; and the rock kind , which can be summed up as ‘ not very likely to come into existence but likely to last for a long time once there ’ . |
| 32 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
| 33 | We 've both known for a long time how we feel about each other and all the reasons why nothing can ever come of it . |
| 34 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 35 | For a long time now , they have n't been looking at each other . |
| 36 | The resuscitation of Ali 's image has been a sporadic exercise for a long time now , some of it coming from friends who have experienced heartfelt pain over his illness . |
| 37 | For a long time now , he has appeared indifferent to the ravages of his problem . |
| 38 | For a long time now we 've called ourselves poor , but we 've managed to get along . |
| 39 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 40 | For a long time now scientists have been aware of , and occasionally fallen victim to , a myriad of biases and artifacts which tend to falsify the results of factual investigations . |
| 41 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 42 | For a long time now I 've intended going North . |
| 43 | And that 's rather a pity because we 've been doing these holidays for a long time now , and I think , those people have enjoyed themselves ? |
| 44 | I think I have been dead for a long time now . |
| 45 | She had known for a long time now . |
| 46 | And yet for , for a long time now whether it comes to dental payment , paying for dentists , opticians , now they 're talking about prescription charges and , and that sort of thing for not just myself , not just us , but for children as well . |
| 47 | It has been argued , for a long time now , that the reason girls do not do so well at mathematics is that females , from at least adolescence onwards , have poorer spatial visualisation ability than males . |
| 48 | After all , she had suspected for a long time now that he was aware of the effect he sometimes had on her . |
| 49 | They had been father and daughter , and sworn enemies , for a long time now ; they understood each other too well for comfort . |
| 50 | He had talked like that for a long time now . |
| 51 | The other thing we do sort of every now and then , and next time will be Easter , we actually have some people in costume who actually reoccupy the house over Waster weekend in this case as as the household of William and they 've been coming for a long time now and they 've got set into the set into their roles quite well . |
| 52 | For a long time now Luce had been a great admirer of Peter Sebastian 's work , and had been over the moon when she 'd been approached and offered this wonderful opportunity . |
| 53 | ‘ We have been asking for this specialist help at the Memorial hospital for a long time now , but there has been no movement from the health authority over this matter . ’ |
| 54 | Not for a long time now . |
| 55 | I was thinking when Daniel was down here that erm Paul you know and all his girlfriends , various girlfriends , for a long time now and I said something to Daniel well you know are you sort of courting yet ? |
| 56 | I myself would seemingly represent the environmental lobby , but there have been others , many ex-members of Harwell , who have been campaigning for a long time now , many years , to get these reactors shut down , and it has just been a very long slog , and eventually the truth has had to come to light to shut these reactors down . |
| 57 | It had all been going on for years , Chertro said , and apparently earlier technicians had been doing the same for a long time before . |
| 58 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 59 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
| 60 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |