Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a long [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The funeral , attended by President Turgut Özal , was the result of a long campaign for the rehabilitation of Menderes , led by the ruling Motherland Party and the opposition True Path Party . |
| 2 | Those few casual workers in the catering industry who do seem to work on a more or less continuous , almost full-time basis over a long period for a single organisation ( the plaintiffs in the oft-cited " O'Kelly case " ) , tend to possess skills which that organisation , and indeed other potential employers , value . |
| 3 | That was nothing to my thoughts two minutes later when I joined the back of a long queue for a bus that already had people standing ! |
| 4 | Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Alistair Mitchell-Innes , chief executive , said his appointment was the culmination of a long search for a person ‘ with good City contacts . ’ |
| 6 | A timetable for an orderly sale with a longer period for developing relationships with purchasers than may be necessary in a rushed sale is included in Section 1102.5 . |
| 7 | I will say that because as , we have n't heard the end by a long way for , of this one . |
| 8 | I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason . |
| 9 | He said the changes were only the first step in a longer plan for the building , a former cinema . |