Example sentences of "live [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 2 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 3 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 4 | Yeah , and we lived there for a long time did n't you , you stayed in that house for a long , long time |
| 5 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 6 | They had lived together for a long time , but the sister was now reaching the conclusion that the situation could not continue much longer : |
| 7 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 8 | I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born . |
| 9 | The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists . |
| 10 | The first was occupied by Miss Trimby , the last of a family that had lived there for a long time whilst her neighbours were Mr. & Mrs. Collins with their middle-aged bachelor son . |
| 11 | they made the area around the reactor a non living area , the problem is of course people that have lived there for a long time do n't want to move and so over |