Example sentences of "lived [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | They had lived together for a long time , but the sister was now reaching the conclusion that the situation could not continue much longer : |
2 | I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born . |
3 | The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists . |
4 | The first was occupied by Miss Trimby , the last of a family that had lived there for a long time whilst her neighbours were Mr. & Mrs. Collins with their middle-aged bachelor son . |
5 | they made the area around the reactor a non living area , the problem is of course people that have lived there for a long time do n't want to move and so over |
6 | However , there were two big differences : Whites had more in privately rented accommodation and had lived there for a shorter time ; these areas contained only 6 per cent . |