Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 32 | Those benefits may be continued for a long succession of generations upon deserving objects , let us strenuously support our own undertaking : and may our children , and our children 's children feel an ardour even greater than our own in the cause of humanity ; so that as long as the County of Bedford exists , its Infirmary may be one of the chief objects of care , and one of the principal sources of its honest pride . ’ |
| 33 | Peggy had lived for a long time with an aunt while her daddy and mummy were abroad , and she had been spoilt by always getting her own way . |
| 34 | Of course , nationalism is not all simple illusion , for real material differences do exist and have existed for a long time between different countries . |
| 35 | Only a small minority of the wines are kept for a long time as vintage wines . |