Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's got our number all right an' we 'll 'ave to give this place a miss for a long time after this . |
| 2 | He sat over breakfast in a cafeteria for a long time , reading the Sunday papers . |
| 3 | On the other hand the arts lobby which has wanted such a department for a long time , is now worried that Mellor , known for his dynamism , strong views and unceremonious manners , could take an interventionist and populist approach , particularly in relation to the Arts Council . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've wanted to do a marathon for a long time , but it would be silly to run one without putting it to use . |
| 5 | George , the sacrificial dummy , had n't emitted a squeak for a long time . |
| 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 | I do n't think Buffy had been called ‘ sir ’ in a shop for a long time , let alone ‘ young gentleman ’ . |
| 8 | It has been a friend for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The only time I came close to lobbying was when I asked Dave Mannion , a friend for a long time , to tell me if he thought I 'd outlived my usefulness here , then I would slip quietly away . |
| 10 | George Hamilton has been a friend for a long time ? |
| 11 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 12 | Some people are jumping tomorrow , but they are those who have not done a jump for a long time ; I expect I shall do another before leave comes off . ’ |
| 13 | and er I thought er , I 've been playing about with the old ear for a song for a long time , but I ai n't worked the cords out |
| 14 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 15 | I had not looked in a mirror for a long time , not closely . |
| 16 | And er , I first started feeling I was overweight when I fourteen and I was , I was twelve stone and I went to the doctor and got black capsules to take which had me as high as a kite for a long time ! |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | erm It 's sometimes a little bit daunting to go to a school , particularly if you happen perhaps to have hated school yourself and not to have been near a school for a long time , got away from it as soon as you could when you were younger . |
| 19 | So I pulled to the side and I had n't changed a tyre for a long time , but I got the jack out of the back and started to jack the car up , and while I was doing it , these two ladies went , ‘ Ah , it 's Sting ’ . |
| 20 | Neil Kinnock , who will make his keynote speech today , said last night : ‘ It 's difficult for people who have held an opinion for a long time , and possibly have n't considered all of the aspects . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been an engineer for a long time , and I 've always believed that ethics and integrity were every bit as important as theorems and formulas , and never once has anything happened to change my beliefs . |