Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | It does n't hit you for a long time what you have achieved . |
| 32 | ‘ A lot of people looked for you for a long time . |
| 33 | ‘ It is something that tends to live with you for a long time but at least we now have the chance to put the record straight and show that we , too , can play a bit . |
| 34 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 35 | But no you go up town and get me this you see now she meant that sh sh you know no mampy pampying now , off you go yo you this is going to happen to you for a long time to come . |
| 36 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 37 | You did go to sleep did n't you for a long time ? |
| 38 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 39 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |
| 40 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 41 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
| 42 | ‘ Is your sister expecting you at a specific time ? ’ asked Penry when they were on the way to Haverfordwest at last . |
| 43 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
| 44 | on a , on how I find you at a particular time . |
| 45 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 46 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 47 | At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further . |
| 48 | She could n't face seeing that realisation in his eyes , for the sake of her own sanity had to get away — had to flee from him for a second time . |
| 49 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 50 | Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly . |
| 51 | There 's no hurry for that now that the money 's been cut back , Mr Silver can go on economising on space and heat and lighting for his twelve women workers for a good few years yet , and in any case , no-one 's been round to check up on him for a long time now . |
| 52 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 53 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 54 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
| 55 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 56 | Then he saw a wonderfully pretty girl who had obviously been watching him for a long time . |
| 57 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
| 58 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 59 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 60 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |