Example sentences of "for [art] long time [coord] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 2 | I 've 'ad this idea for a long time an' if I can get a few customers , we 'll be able ter buy some extra food an' we 'll be able to rent a better 'ouse , with good strong doors not like these rotten ones . ’ |
| 3 | He does n't now , whether they 've been a super star for a long time or if he 's never heard of them . |
| 4 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 5 | Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion . |
| 6 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 7 | There was a car crash , she died , he was in hospital for a long time and when he came out everything had changed . |
| 8 | I 'd known her , and her husband Alan Rakoff , for a long time and as I began searching for someone to play Barbara I just found myself thinking about her . |
| 9 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 10 | ‘ The atmosphere on Friday was the best for a long time and if any of the ladies want to come along , they will be more than welcome ! ’ |