Example sentences of "for a long [noun sg] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say , it should 've been it should 've been all d I mean everybody 's known about this chiller for a long while and it 's as I say , I mean when was here it was costing a thousand pound a time . |
| 2 | He 's had bad breath for a long while and she said his tee , cos she tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush . |
| 3 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 4 | We had a stable rate base for a long time and we saw no reason to doubt that there was anything untoward in the ratings that had been made within our borough . |
| 5 | These are goods which last for a long time and which yield the household utility-creating services both in the current period and in future periods . |
| 6 | Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time and its flora and fauna are unique having evolved on their own without competition from species elsewhere . |
| 7 | People have been drinking Morland 's for a long time and they go to their Morland 's pub for Morland 's . |
| 8 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 9 | It 's one of the delightful , I 've been recruiting for a long time and it 's it 's one of those erm delightful things to be able to say to people on the phone when they tell me they 're fifty or fifty four to say that 's not a problem . |
| 10 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 11 | He was tempted to go in and get it over , but he had been away from his temporary headquarters for a long time and he did not even know if the body had bean recovered successfully . |
| 12 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 13 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 14 | Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus . |
| 15 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 16 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 17 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 18 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
| 19 | Mind you , you have n't drunk for a long time and you were |
| 20 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 21 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 22 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
| 23 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 24 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time and I shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’ |
| 26 | And I fought it for a long time and I wanted to get kick-started back to where I was before , because I felt under a cloud . |
| 27 | So it 's a pleasure really , I think it 's true , I think there are very many people who undermine and er undervalue the contribution made by people who have been in politics for a long time and I think what they also forget is the level of commitment that these people have put in over many many years . |
| 28 | I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence . |
| 29 | But that was only because I 'd lived in it for a long time and I got a discount so the house was really |
| 30 | And when I , I mean when I , I actu actually felt quite emotional cos I 'd not been to Park to see a match for a long time and I mean we 're living up here erm , and er , I just felt quite emotional when I got out and saw that lovely pitch it was in perfect |