Example sentences of "ill for a long time " in BNC.
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1 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
2 | Very often I spend long days on my allotment , and cook quite nice dinners of , say , breast of mutton and peas and fruit off the allotment for myself and a [ woman ] friend who has been ill for a long time … . |
3 | After all , you really were quite ill for a long time . |
4 | But the poor woman had been ill for a long time , although we had not realized it , and died soon after Hareton was born . |
5 | He was ill for a long time . |
6 | We have a son who still lives at home who in fact has been quite ill for a long time and erm she you know the amount the work she has done therefore has been seriously limited . |
7 | ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time . |
8 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
9 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |