Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [art] long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Aids dementia is more common in those who have had AIDS for a long time , and in some instances the dementia is probably due to other organisms attacking the brain . |
| 32 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 33 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 34 | I 've been in this frame of mind for a long time , but no one seems to notice . ’ |
| 35 | His mind for a long time before this crisis arose had been turning to the idea of a new party orientation and government by what he called a Council of State … |
| 36 | ‘ I think that I have n't played a Test for England because I 've carried too much weight for a long time , ’ Carrick said . |
| 37 | On the other hand the arts lobby which has wanted such a department for a long time , is now worried that Mellor , known for his dynamism , strong views and unceremonious manners , could take an interventionist and populist approach , particularly in relation to the Arts Council . |
| 38 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
| 39 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 40 | There was terror in the neighbourhood for a long time afterwards . |
| 41 | Eleanor was nearly twice the age he felt he deserved , and it had been his ambition for a long time to have a girl just at the point when it became legal . |
| 42 | I gaze at the entry for a long time , tom between a longing to hear his voice again and the terror of becoming in thrall to even his disembodied form . |
| 43 | I stood in front of that fence for a long time , trying to reconstruct the presence of that massive Victorian red sandstone building in which I had spent nearly five sevenths of my life for thirty years . |
| 44 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 45 | ‘ I really have n't had a chance to press my claims and I sincerely believe I am pushing uphill to get back into the side for a long time . ’ |
| 46 | Captain Allan Border said : ‘ Obviously I feel a bit sorry for Jonesy because he 's been in the side for a long time . |
| 47 | ‘ I 've wanted to do a marathon for a long time , but it would be silly to run one without putting it to use . |
| 48 | Unfortunately , this is the first winter for a long time in which Lowa has no distribution in Britain but I dare say someone will fill the gap before long . |
| 49 | Few Marxists today believe this ( and certainly Marx himself never believed anything so crude ) , but the misconception is understandable since this simplified version of Marx 's message was communist orthodoxy for a long time . |
| 50 | She crouched forward in the chair , her muscles stiff , as if she had been sitting in the cold for a long time . |
| 51 | I sat in the coffee bar for a long time . |
| 52 | He sat behind his desk for a long time , skipping Sunday 's cold-mutton supper , rousing himself to say goodbye to the visitors , trying to deal with the paperwork of Sara 's business . |
| 53 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |
| 54 | So I 've done er community work for a long time . |
| 55 | So he he 's worked in steel work for a long time . |
| 56 | ‘ No , I have n't actually , but I 've admired your work for a long time . ’ |
| 57 | If you 're off work for a long time , Abbey 's going to pay the premiums for you , until you get well again . |
| 58 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 59 | His hair was grey , and his face lined and brown as if he had been in the sun for a long time . |
| 60 | When she left him , he stood at the window for a long time , looking out over the newly-awakened countryside . |