Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact . |
2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
3 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |
4 | The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz . |
5 | My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier . |
6 | However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time . |
7 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
8 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
9 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
10 | It would be really rather nice , she thought as she picked up her cases for the fiftieth time that day , if they could all stay together , though it was hardly likely . |
11 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
12 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’ |
13 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
14 | The almost wordless scene in which Ma Joad , packing her belongings for the last time , comes across a pair of old earrings and tries them on , recalling some long forgotten happiness , is as touching as anything he ever directed . |
15 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
16 | To keep market share , IBM has just cut prices on its PCs for the third time this year . |
17 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
18 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
19 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
20 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
21 | It was an astonishing performance in a first-rate production , and it led directly to her casting as Kitty MacVurrich in The Long Roads , McGrath 's TV film about a cancer-stricken Skye woman and her husband , visiting their children for the last time . |
22 | Still peering from the corner of his eye , Frankie stared at her breasts for a long time before he realized with a jolt that she was observing him through the mirror . |
23 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
24 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
25 | Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars . |
26 | The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December . |
27 | The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight . |
28 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
29 | The manufacture of pins continued at Frogmarsh until 4 May 1934 , when the company closed its doors for the last time . |
30 | The Frank Cooper Marmalade Shop , which forever linked the name Oxford with marmalade , is closing its doors for the last time . |