Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [prep] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 2 | Never wipe Rosie and Jim off for a long time . |
| 3 | We may not see this place again for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 5 | As she was saying good-bye to him on the last day , she knew that they would n't see each other again for a long time . |
| 6 | It would become known as the Aladdin Sane Retirement Tour of Great Britain , comprising over 40 appearances and culminating at Hammersmith Odeon for the famous final concert of June 3 , 1973 , when David announced his ‘ retirement ’ and that he would n't perform live concerts again for a long time — not for two or three years at least . |
| 7 | Aha this was a man who had been a joiner there for a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , Daouad , you will not see the Sukkariya again for a long time unless you answer my questions . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't want to do theatre again for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 10 | She had to leave the floor , they had to walk , that 's right , they had to walk on the concrete floor without tiles on for a long time |