Example sentences of "[verb] for a long period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now reference was made to the police finance working party which met for a long period of time , and unfortunately made no progress whatsoever in zero base budgeting . |
| 2 | Yeah but you 're not used to him being home all the time are you Lyn , I mean for a long period of time like . |
| 3 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 4 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 5 | Your friends usually are the one you have known for a long period of time , for example at work or at university . |
| 6 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 7 | The reason for all this is because carp are very hard fish to catch and carp fishermen fish for a long period of time often a few nights and days . |