Example sentences of "[vb past] a long [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunnie , who had lung cancer , waged a long campaign for her husband 's release . |
| 2 | Diane Edwards made a long run for home to defeat Ann Williams in a modest 4min 19.46sec with Cahill just unable to get back on terms . |
| 3 | Her father , Ron Smith fought a long campaign for the investigation to be heard in this country . |
| 4 | 35 MINUTES : Ipswich regained the lead when Guentchev , thriving on having better support up front , picked up a ball from Whelan in his own half and sent a long ball for Goddard to chase through the middle . |
| 5 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 6 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
| 7 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 8 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 9 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 10 | Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover . |
| 11 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 12 | ‘ It took a long time for all this to evolve . |
| 13 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 14 | It took a long time for the penny to drop with me about why I was so apparently popular in men 's organizations in the aftermath of so many women deciding to work separately . |
| 15 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 16 | It took a long time for the plague to be controlled and for strongholds of the riding families to be overthrown . |
| 17 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 18 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |
| 19 | It took a long time for the plumber to come round but at least it was done , you know that day . |
| 20 | Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one ! |
| 21 | IT took a long time for BMW to overcome what was probably a touch of snobbery about diesel cars and come up with some of its own . |
| 22 | Did you find that so many it took a long time for change to take place |
| 23 | Sir Robin Day searched a long memory for some event remotely comparable , and could only come up with Edwina 's famous threat to handcuff herself to the rostrum until hanging was brought back . |
| 24 | He waited a long time for her response . |
| 25 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 26 | This denigration of " the great emperor 's weak son " had a long run for its money . |
| 27 | He had a long putt for a 61 and how he wanted that 61 ! |
| 28 | I queued a long time for that loaf . |