Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not done that for a long time . |
| 2 | Are n't you playing the piano ? shall we get that book that you have , it 's yellow I think it 's down there , we have n't done that for a long time have we , we can do that while daddy and Tim are playing |
| 3 | I have n't seen that for a long time |
| 4 | Yes , yes , she 's , she 's had , she 's had one of those and I have n't seen that for a long time . |
| 5 | He could well have returned late at night and she not heard him , though she had stayed awake for a long time , listening for the sound of the horses , the carriage wheels on the drive . |
| 6 | And … and I 've known that for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | Yes , I 've known that for a long time . |
| 8 | " I know , " Patrick said defiantly , realizing what she was trying to do , " I 've known that for a long time . " |
| 9 | Innovators therefore have a good chance of being left alone for a long time . |
| 10 | " I have advocated this for a long time " , he declared , " and now I see that some of the shipowners are inclined to agree to it . |
| 11 | He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time . |
| 12 | Vologsky 's need to feel that he was not alone in the world had lain dormant for a long time . |