Example sentences of "a [adj] time have " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , of course , a problem which must be confronted by both the police and the press if — after a brief time has elapsed — the crime remains unsolved and no further atrocities are being committed which can , even remotely , be connected with the original outrage . |
| 2 | When she woke again only a little time had passed . |
| 3 | Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable . |
| 4 | I have for a long time had on file one respected artist 's offer to arrange an exhibition of a hundred of his works , and then to hand them straight over as a gift to the Russian Cultural Foundation . |
| 5 | As was noted in Chapter 4 , local education authorities have for a long time had a duty to provide special education for handicapped children . |
| 6 | " You come and watch me cutting the grass , " Quentin suggested , but the twins shook their heads , not understanding because such a long time had passed since there 'd last been grass-cutting . |
| 7 | It had jeopardized the government coalition , because the Independent Smallholders ' Party ( FKgP ) for a long time had been unwilling to make concessions which compromised the commitment in its electoral programme to full restitution [ see p. 37790 ; 37975 ] . |
| 8 | However , it is also evident that much greater co-operation is required between western European countries , which for a long time have been concerned about the environment , and the countries of eastern and central Europe . |
| 9 | AT ABBEVILLE airfield , l'Aero Club de la Somme have for a long time have shown off Dassault Ouragon No 215 . |
| 10 | War on Want are er for a long time have been the only probably the only erm that put their neck on the block as far as social and environmental aspects of the party go . |
| 11 | You 've had it quite a long time have n't you ? |
| 12 | You never watched Lady And The Tramp for a long time have you ? |
| 13 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 14 | Had it a long time have n't you ? |
| 15 | No , sure , have n't been for a long time have you ? |
| 16 | Are n't you playing the piano ? shall we get that book that you have , it 's yellow I think it 's down there , we have n't done that for a long time have we , we can do that while daddy and Tim are playing |
| 17 | Oh I 've been doing it for a long time have n't I ? |
| 18 | We have n't done this one for a long time have we ? |
| 19 | Mm we have n't been through this way for a long time have we ? |
| 20 | You 've been away a long time have n't you ? |
| 21 | These , these have lasted a long time have n't |
| 22 | There are occasions when after a long and difficult dig , and when a long time has elapsed before the recovery of the ferret and rabbit , you may discover that your ferret has scraped at the hindquarters of the rabbit for so long that it has broken the skin , drawn blood and started to eat the rabbit before it died . |
| 23 | I think that 's been on , on the cards for a long time has n't it ? |
| 24 | The best idea in shareware for a long time has been the production of colouring books for younger children . |
| 25 | My right hon. and learned Friend knows how highly I regard his judgment , but is he still satisfied that it is wise to go ahead with the charges after all the mistakes have been made , and after such a long time has passed ? |
| 26 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 27 | She 's been up there a long time has n't she ? |
| 28 | She 's been up there quite a long time has n't she ? |
| 29 | This county is one that for quite a long time has had the policies , I think it 's it 's E it 's number eleven E E eleven is it or I eleven |
| 30 | Eleanor was nearly twice the age he felt he deserved , and it had been his ambition for a long time to have a girl just at the point when it became legal . |