Example sentences of "[noun prp] for long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have you known Marianne for long ? ’ |
| 2 | Yet although the hardening of lines seems ominous in retrospect and the thin tie of Reinsurance could hardly have linked Russia and Germany for long , it could be argued that in 1888 Bismarck 's system was still successful . |
| 3 | He is too fine a politician to be out of the Commons for long . ’ |
| 4 | Television is excellent for this , and Chomsky for long has had that great domain in which to show how governments and the big businesses linked to most television powers are very , very careful to be sure that few views are presented which violate the currently useful consensus . |
| 5 | Have you been in Southwell for long ? |
| 6 | Ontario for long , hot summer days |
| 7 | If that idea proves feasible , they could zombify most of Europe for long enough to walk in unresisted . ’ |
| 8 | It is that by studying the OS maps of Britain for long enough , one will inevitably discover some surprising , but nevertheless still chance , alignments — just as if one plays patience for long enough one will inevitably win . |
| 9 | The companies say that if they are not allowed to produce HCFCs and HFCs for long enough to make a return on their investment , users will face a crisis when CFC manufacturing comes to a halt in the late 1990s . |
| 10 | ‘ Have you lived in Italy for long ? ’ |
| 11 | Additional priorities must be to encourage the players to express some individual flair and support those who are prepared to have a go rather than just retain possession which Scotland did achieve against Samoa for long enough . |
| 12 | Anerley School were not at Banstead for long ; they returned to their own school in November 1942 but had to move again , this time to Yorkshire when the flying-bomb blitz started . |
| 13 | Mick Ronson , Woody Woodmansey and myself would be making backing tracks , having got the brief from David — it was E chord for 16 bars then an A chord for 4 bars and a B chord for 2 bars — and we were just banging out these backing tracks , and David would come into the studio , if we could tear him away from Angela for long enough and say whether he liked it or not . |
| 14 | Unfortunately I was not to be with Basil for long , for after less than a year he was appointed as Art Adviser to the West Riding . |