Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] long i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been back together for so long I 'd almost forgotten about it . |
| 2 | For so long I 'd managed to hold off your curiosity but I was near to breaking-point . |
| 3 | If a relative says something like , ‘ I have n't heard from you for so long I thought you had emigrated ! ’ , what they may really mean is , ‘ I wish you would come and see me more often . ’ |
| 4 | A terrible thing that he , he had Alzheimer 's Disease for so long I mean , he was only , you know , sixty seven when he died , terrible . |
| 5 | Having to put up with that for so long I know ever so well what patients mean when they mention those kind of difficulties ' ( French 1990 ) . |
| 6 | I worked as a researcher for him for so long I became part of the furniture , I really did . |
| 7 | For so long I resisted any change to my hairstyle — I thought I knew what suited me — I was entrenched in an image that I had held from years gone by . |
| 8 | I had not prayed for so long I did n't know what to say . |
| 9 | It 's been on the cards for so long I think everyone 's had enough . |
| 10 | You do have to go into the theatre for so long I think |
| 11 | You do n't have to go into the theatre for so long I think . |
| 12 | I had no idea of how long I had slept . |
| 13 | For too long I thought this type of training was not the responsibility of the vet . |
| 14 | If I stay in the same place for too long I get stale . ’ |