Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a long while " in BNC.
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| 1 | there 's been a lot of people that have been on that level for a long while . |
| 2 | She met his eyes for a long while , then nodded . |
| 3 | There 'd been no shooting for a long while . |
| 4 | The idea of pursuing a solo career had been in Sharon Shannon 's mind for a long while — but now the time was right she already had a seminal piece of super session recording under her belt and now , with John Dunford — who 'd been centrally involved with The Waterboys throughout their Irish sojourn as sound and recording engineer — in charge of production , she got to work on her solo album . |
| 5 | He stared at Jekub for a long while . |
| 6 | ‘ We think ‘ The Buffalo Skinners ’ is our best album for a long while , and thankfully other people seem to like it as well . ’ |
| 7 | I 've gone down hill since then , but she said you know these folks are hard when you 've been out of work for a long while , you 've got ta just get back up and fight again , I said , she said and I know how hard that is , but she said you know , if you can get it going and fit and get in , so |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while . |
| 10 | Probably not , but the possibility would haunt Eddie for a long while . |
| 11 | Such questions occupied developmental research workers for a long while , and their results were eventually pulled together in a number of reviews , such as that by Bettye Caldwell . |
| 12 | She remained in the room for a long while but although Carrie went there twice with tea for them , she found them talking in the Romany language and did not understand anything they said . |
| 13 | He has n't play in the 1st team since a long while and will be bring some enthusiasm to the team . |
| 14 | I 'd been wanting to break a board over my head for a long while . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | William sat by the phone for a long while after he had called Preston , wondering if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 17 | But he joined the New Party and so it er he spiked his guns for a long while . |
| 18 | He 's had bad breath for a long while and she said his tee , cos she tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush . |
| 19 | They stood far apart , facing one another across the field , without a word , without a single movement for a long while . |
| 20 | " I sure wo n't forget this malabar ride in a long while . " |
| 21 | Apart from a few weddings she had n't been inside a church for a long while . |
| 22 | Have you worked in B M K in a long while ? |
| 23 | She lay in wide-eyed turmoil for a long while , but at last sleep overcame her , and with the return of sleep the dream returned too . |
| 24 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 25 | He smiled ; he had been on intimate terms with death for a long while , it had no terrors for him . |
| 26 | For the first time for a long while , Corbett felt wanted and warmed to these simple yet sophisticated men so bound up in their own routine of prayer , work and study that they regarded any visitor as a visible sign of God 's grace . |
| 27 | It was the first time for a long while that Tommy had come into the dining rooms for his morning break and Carrie had spotted him from the window as he pulled up outside and climbed down wearily from his horsecart . |
| 28 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 29 | She 's been living on borrowed time for a long while . |
| 30 | Raynor stared into the fire for a long while . |