Example sentences of "[noun] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 2 | Now he has called on British Rail for a second time to step up safety and end the easy access to the East Coast main line . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , we have been seeking his permission for a long time ; he will not give it . |
| 4 | Their new gas plants will not be on stream for several years ; they need a secure , well-priced coal contract for a long time to come . |
| 5 | It is also our intention — this differs from what has been the case for a long time — that they will be fully manned units . |
| 6 | The best hope is that the effect of the recession on pay bargaining coupled with prudent fiscal management can preserve the competitive advantage for a considerable time . |
| 7 | The best hope is that the effect of the recession on pay bargaining coupled with prudent fiscal management can preserve the competitive advantage for a considerable time . |
| 8 | He had n't had a clothing parcel for a long time . |
| 9 | I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge . |
| 10 | A wall that has been damp will often contain moisture for a long time after the cause has been remedied , so it is better to allow the walls to dry out naturally , although anti-damp paint could be used to allow the room to be decorated before the wall has dried out . |
| 11 | A T E , A T R at the university and just , the block , the side of the university , she had her apartment for a little time . |
| 12 | Although the London Borough of Southwark agreed to maintain the level of funding to some of the projects for a short time after the demise of the I. L. E. A. , that support can no longer be guaranteed . |
| 13 | To improve , she attended an art class in Sheffield for a short time . |
| 14 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
| 15 | When the anxiety upper limit is reached it will remain at this level for a certain time . |
| 16 | Erm right the open show fifty nine ninety five for the hire of the hall , much the same as last year , it 's keeping pretty well down er , it 's , we paid fifty three eighty last year , but I think because little bit for a longer time this year . |
| 17 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 18 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 19 | We discuss the abortion struggle for a long time . |
| 20 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 21 | When the elder Civizade , by now Rumeli kazasker for a second time , died in 954/1547 , the younger was given a pension of 45 akce a day . |
| 22 | Before the programme is finally adopted it has to be referred back to the European Parliament for a second time . |
| 23 | Newport Borough Council is close to withdrawing its Private Usk Barrage Bill from Parliament for a second time . |
| 24 | But his parents ' place in Hemlock Road was their base for a long time . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The former sprint champion , who built a career on the use of illegal substances , did not take part in the meeting , of course , after he was caught taking the tablets for a second time . |
| 27 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 28 | JULIE WALTERS ON THE HEARTBREAK OF FIGHTING HER DAUGHTER 'S LEUKAEMIA FOR A SECOND TIME |
| 29 | We 're gon na , we 're gon na stay on this issue of ownership and surpluses for a little time , cos it 's actually so important , but it 's not unreasonable for your pensioners to think that here was this pot of money to which one could dip into , but the only thing is the pot of money disappeared did n't it ? |
| 30 | 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 . |