Example sentences of "for a long [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Richards chose to bowl himself and Simmons ( who had begun with two quick wickets ) for a long spell and England were let off the hook , Pringle and Downton putting on 66 in thirteen overs . |
| 2 | Neither of the Glovers had used a public telephone for a long while and were astonished to find themselves confronted by a totally unfamiliar contraption . |
| 3 | But I say , it should 've been it should 've been all d I mean everybody 's known about this chiller for a long while and it 's as I say , I mean when was here it was costing a thousand pound a time . |
| 4 | He 's had bad breath for a long while and she said his tee , cos she tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush . |
| 5 | When you round out the aircraft floats for a long way and flies very nose down . |
| 6 | There 's a cluster of courses in Suffolk that are ideal for a long weekend and a similar group in Norfolk for those arriving from the North . |
| 7 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 8 | They settled down for a long siege and so did the outside world . |
| 9 | Morale on the shop floor was higher than it had been for a long year and an unhealthy atmosphere of optimism and hope pervaded the plant . |
| 10 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 11 | As mortgages tend to be for a long term and in view of the fact that 75% of the amount originally borrowed is still outstanding it is reasonable to classify this as a long-term liability . |
| 12 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 13 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 16 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 19 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 28 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 29 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 30 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |