Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [prep] a long time " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	He 's the nicest man I 've met for a long time .
2	‘ He 's the most charming man I 've met in a long time . ’
3	‘ You are the most frustrating piece of womanhood I 've met in a long time , ’ he rasped .
4	Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time .
5	Inner : one of the best inners I 've seen for a long time .
6	Nicest bars I 've seen in a long time . ’
7	The teaming up of Land 's End Ltd with Rowland Edwards , who seems to have his own unique version of reality , produced one of the choicer pieces of double-speak I 've seen in a long time : a press release announcing a campaign to add fixed anchors and gear to the crags in the interests of the environment and safety .
8	‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco .
9	Elland Road was the emptiest I 've seen in a long time , 23,000 of which 4000 were Crewe fans .
10	Hell of a good film though , it 's the best film I 've seen in a long time .
11	first thing I 've had for a long time is er that .
12	‘ This is one of the best evenings I 've had in a long time , ’ Sam said , sipping his coffee .
13	why , that 's what the problem you 've spoken for a long time you just know it , but you do n't know why you use that way , you just do that way .
14	We 've known for a long time that when you can talk on the run , the miles just fly by .
15	But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time .
16	You 've wanted for a long time to conduct Le Sacre in the theatre ?
17	‘ It was as hard as I 've practised in a long time , ’ said the Ryder Cup player .
18	I wonder — I 've wondered for a long time — was I right , or was I wrong ?

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