Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] in a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody stops learning , but at only 15st I 'm the fastest heavyweight the world has seen in a long time . ’ |
| 2 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
| 3 | Yet the question remains as to what Baldwin thought he might have attempted in a long night of ‘ reasoning together ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's the most charming man I 've met in a long time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You are the most frustrating piece of womanhood I 've met in a long time , ’ he rasped . |
| 6 | It was a hell of a match , one of the best I 've seen in a long while ( live that is ) . |
| 7 | Nicest bars I 've seen in a long time . ’ |
| 8 | The teaming up of Land 's End Ltd with Rowland Edwards , who seems to have his own unique version of reality , produced one of the choicer pieces of double-speak I 've seen in a long time : a press release announcing a campaign to add fixed anchors and gear to the crags in the interests of the environment and safety . |
| 9 | ‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco . |
| 10 | Elland Road was the emptiest I 've seen in a long time , 23,000 of which 4000 were Crewe fans . |
| 11 | Hell of a good film though , it 's the best film I 've seen in a long time . |
| 12 | He was about to leave the foundry and continue his journey when an apprentice came rushing in with the loveliest girl he had seen in a long while , and his heart seemed to stop . |
| 13 | ‘ This is one of the best evenings I 've had in a long time , ’ Sam said , sipping his coffee . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't worry , Matey , ’ he said to her , leaving the room of many memories , putting his arms about her , seeing with new eyes how old she had grown , and that he was all she had , the last of the many children for whom she had cared in a long life of selfless service . |
| 15 | But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time . |
| 16 | ‘ It was as hard as I 've practised in a long time , ’ said the Ryder Cup player . |
| 17 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 18 | In my case , and I am sure I am not alone in this , I can picture in my mind 's eye every summit I have reached in a long life without confusion of identity . |