Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [adv] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then , however , the main outlines have been in existence for a very long time , and it is these earlier arrangements about which we really need to know more and where future research should be concentrated . |
| 2 | If ever this ended , I thought , I would n't go walking in woodland for a very long time . |
| 3 | The Muslims believe that the spot marks Adam 's punishment for disobedience and that here he was made to stand on one foot for a very long time . |
| 4 | Whilst they are very good at what they do , they 've also been riding the same horse for a very long time and the old nag 's starting to show signs of wear . |
| 5 | I suppose we we would run the Independent as a professional publication , but it would be run at a loss for a very long time before you could turn it around . |
| 6 | This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know . |
| 7 | It has been a shareholder for a very long time in some private companies and I think we 've become known to be a supportive shareholder . |
| 8 | ‘ If that happens then she could be laid up and out of circulation for a very long time . |
| 9 | What Aston Martin are doing here is the first breath of fresh air that 's been brought to the industry for a very long time . |
| 10 | Jessamy stood at the window for a very long time . |
| 11 | His name had n't been mentioned in the Stevens household for a very long time and Rachel assumed that they all thought he was still abroad . |
| 12 | The Doctor had been staring at the ceiling for a very long time . |
| 13 | The official story had always been that Greg was simply a close family friend , but a child could have seen through the pretence and she had not been a child for a very long time , perhaps not since that long-ago night when she was four years old and had stood , unseen , outside a bedroom door … |
| 14 | The British and Irish teams was unsuccessful in this event , and this is the first international event not won by a British team for a very long time . |
| 15 | ‘ IBM needs to make something happen with OS/2 2.1 , or it 's facing the possibility of being a niche product for a very long time . ’ |
| 16 | Now there had been a great shortage of messages from heaven for a very long time . |
| 17 | In a speech last week , Mead attempted to buoy industry confidence after ‘ the toughest year in our business for a very long time ’ . |
| 18 | They are Amazonian fish , and although they have been in captivity for a very long time , they will appreciate the soft acid water that nature designed them for , and this may prove essential for breeding . |
| 19 | If you have been hunting for the perfect diet for a very long time it will be difficult to stop , actually to believe that good weight control can be established without resorting to one special diet that you go on ( and then , and this is the snag , come off again ) . |
| 20 | But he 'll have a sore head for a pretty long time , I should imagine . ’ |
| 21 | Nothing in the South Ronaldsay community would approach normality for a very long time , and most people from the village and the surrounding community had turned out to discover for themselves what was happening , and then to lend their support to the stricken families . |
| 22 | Many in the Labour movement were prepared to admit that without a strong combination forcing the National Government out of office " we may not get a chance for a very long time of putting into effect our ultimate aims " . |
| 23 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 24 | They parted nine years ago and the split distressed him so much he vowed not to get seriously involved with another woman for a very long time . |
| 25 | More than I have wanted a woman for a very long time … ’ |
| 26 | We have been a nation state for a very long time . |
| 27 | ‘ Khan , mankind has been in space for a very long time . ’ |
| 28 | Frankly , she could survive in great happiness for a very long time without ever setting eyes on him again . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’ |
| 30 | They sat in silence for a very long time , surrounded by the ancient circle of stones . |