Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] [prep] a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1	‘ I think so , ’ she said , straightening in her seat and looking around like someone who 'd fallen asleep on a long journey and awoken in an unfamiliar place .
2	She had not done that for a long time .
3	Are n't you playing the piano ? shall we get that book that you have , it 's yellow I think it 's down there , we have n't done that for a long time have we , we can do that while daddy and Tim are playing
4	‘ We have n't done that in a long time . ’
5	I have n't seen that for a long time
6	Yes , yes , she 's , she 's had , she 's had one of those and I have n't seen that for a long time .
7	Have n't had that for a long while
8	I mean I would open my eyes and see myself like that , wake up and then I 'd bounce off the bed and then I 'd sit there bouncing and , and but I have n't had that in a long time and wh when I thought now a lot of times , if I think that I leave either the front door unlocked , my house unlocked or the garage door open I go and actually check that in the middle of the night .
9	He could well have returned late at night and she not heard him , though she had stayed awake for a long time , listening for the sound of the horses , the carriage wheels on the drive .
10	And … and I 've known that for a long time . ’
11	Yes , I 've known that for a long time .
12	" I know , " Patrick said defiantly , realizing what she was trying to do , " I 've known that for a long time . "
13	Innovators therefore have a good chance of being left alone for a long time .
14	" I have advocated this for a long time " , he declared , " and now I see that some of the shipowners are inclined to agree to it .
15	He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time .
16	Vologsky 's need to feel that he was not alone in the world had lain dormant for a long time .

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