Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a long [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had a stable rate base for a long time and we saw no reason to doubt that there was anything untoward in the ratings that had been made within our borough . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 3 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Many tournaments ( as you emphasised ) , have been in place for a long time and often with the same people running them for decades . |
| 6 | And when I , I mean when I , I actu actually felt quite emotional cos I 'd not been to Park to see a match for a long time and I mean we 're living up here erm , and er , I just felt quite emotional when I got out and saw that lovely pitch it was in perfect |
| 7 | In practice , that is with a less marked difference between a low APR for a long loan and a higher APR for a short one , the total credit cost would actually be considerably lower for the shorter — but higher — APR option . |
| 8 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
| 9 | The Regent and Lovat had known each other for a long time and shared affection and respect . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |
| 13 | He 's had bad breath for a long while and she said his tee , cos she tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush . |
| 14 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 15 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There was a car crash , she died , he was in hospital for a long time and when he came out everything had changed . |
| 18 | Er and I mean er a lot of that 's perhaps the release of stress , so that you know you 've been under pressure for a long time and then you , you take that away , and it may actually be detrimental to but er it does n't , obviously the figures are a little bit odd . |
| 19 | In respect of in public services , it was a minefield for a long time and perhaps we did not react as we should have done in the early eighties . |
| 20 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He was glad of the moon , for he had been walking away from the road and the quarry for a long time and had reached the rising , stony ground at the foot of the foin . |
| 23 | Homelessness has been on the increase for a long time and Government initiatives , based as they are on encouraging the private sector to fill the gap left by local authorities , have been essentially piecemeal and fragmentary . |
| 24 | So it 's a pleasure really , I think it 's true , I think there are very many people who undermine and er undervalue the contribution made by people who have been in politics for a long time and I think what they also forget is the level of commitment that these people have put in over many many years . |