Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time . |
| 2 | This has been recognized for a long time . |
| 3 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 4 | Finally , the most convincing evidence for residual function in animals comes from studies using very coarse stimuli that are presented for a long time . |
| 5 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 6 | it does n't matter because all of them are as it happens fairly er new and indeed as Kevin says quite correctly , dry because they have n't been used for a long time . |
| 7 | which again has been used for a long time on animals . |
| 8 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 9 | Some ore was so intermixed with gangue however , that the concentration by hand was extremely laborious and the mill must have been needed for a long time . |
| 10 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 11 | Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 13 | It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 . |
| 14 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 15 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 16 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 17 | It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way . |
| 18 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 19 | As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch . |
| 20 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 21 | The value of printing a linear document from a database has been appreciated for a long time . |
| 22 | Yet even though in my part Welsh has not been spoken for a long time , and indeed the natives have even forgotten the Welsh pronunciation of our Celtic place-names , it would not cross my neighbours ' minds that just living there makes me Welsh . |
| 23 | Also , the slow course of the disease implied that any drug would have to be given for a long time in order to be effective and so would have to be particularly harmless to patients . |
| 24 | Historians will be occupied for a long time to come in determining the exact balance and interaction of forces — including , to mention only the more obvious , the economic disaster of the Second World War , the rise of America , and the development of nationalism — which contributed to Britain 's imperial demise . |
| 25 | Luke , she knew , would be occupied for a long time yet , drinking coffee with the other women , talking over the day , helping to cement working relationships for the future . |
| 26 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 27 | Sean Murray of Philip Morris said that their considerable arts programme will not be affected for a long time , and that the legislation is designed to prohibit brand promotion , not corporate publicity . |
| 28 | Their hard work , efficiency and friendliness helped to produce a day which will be remembered for a long time by all those who took part . |
| 29 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 30 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |