Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [adv] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 2 | She says here in Stanton Harcourt there 's been gravel working for more than 30 yearsand that means lorries , dust , noise and a general loss of amenity … so for a very long time people face the loss of the countryside around them . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've worked together for a very long time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You have to remember that Tim , Sue and I have worked together for a very long time now . |
| 5 | Anna and the gipsy woman spoke together for a very long time . |
| 6 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 7 | I mean that people like , you know , have said that the British secret intelligence have been have been doing now for a quite long time have been waging a sort of undercover war and er I 'm sure some of it 's true |
| 8 | Yes ar are not that good but I 'm working at it on a sort of regional basis erm but you may have to keep me here for a very long time in order to achieve it . |
| 9 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
| 10 | Clearly , Petasites has been there for a very long time . |
| 11 | You wo n't see him at that price again for a very long time . |
| 12 | That what the inspector 's been telling us year after year , that we are in serious danger of not coming up to the protection safety standards , is something that we ca n't push into the background any longer and I 'm very glad it 's come to the full council so that the whole council can take it seriously the public protection committee has taken it seriously for a very long time . |