Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 2 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 5 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 6 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
| 7 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 8 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The manufacturers of the robot arm have not advertised in the hobby electronics press for a long time and a disadvantage of their interface was that both software and hardware were designed specifically for the BBC computer . |
| 14 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 15 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 17 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 19 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 20 | It is a great help to use a good tungsten-tipped wheel cutter , as it will stay sharp for a long time and pay for its slightly higher cost with better cutting . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 23 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 24 | Sometimes the virus stays there quietly for a long time and the person stays well . |
| 25 | Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus . |
| 26 | Many tournaments ( as you emphasised ) , have been in place for a long time and often with the same people running them for decades . |
| 27 | There has n't been one for a long time and that 's all I can say . |
| 28 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
| 29 | The Regent and Lovat had known each other for a long time and shared affection and respect . |
| 30 | 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 . |