Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't say nothing for a long time . |
| 2 | She said nothing for a long time , then shook her head . |
| 3 | Nothing for a long time like the five hundred . |
| 4 | With revenues plummeting , airlines clamoured for government support to help them through the bad times . |
| 5 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 6 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | The policeman looked at me for a long time . |
| 8 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
| 9 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 10 | Indeed , the fact that he did not refer her to a different psychiatrist convinced me for a long time that I had misconstrued the situation . |
| 11 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
| 12 | Felipe sat with me for a long time . |
| 13 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
| 14 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 15 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 16 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 17 | And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time . |
| 18 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 19 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 20 | He saw me for the first time . |
| 21 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |
| 22 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 23 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 24 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 25 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 26 | Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action . |
| 27 | Just then he noticed me for the first time . |
| 28 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 29 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 30 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |