Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time and " in BNC.
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1 | I saw her watching the girl for the longest time and finally she said , " Are those Indian beads ? " |
2 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
3 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
4 | Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time and its flora and fauna are unique having evolved on their own without competition from species elsewhere . |
5 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
6 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
7 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
8 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
9 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
10 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |
11 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
12 | Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion . |
13 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
14 | The manufacturers of the robot arm have not advertised in the hobby electronics press for a long time and a disadvantage of their interface was that both software and hardware were designed specifically for the BBC computer . |
15 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
16 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
17 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
18 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
19 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
20 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
21 | It is a great help to use a good tungsten-tipped wheel cutter , as it will stay sharp for a long time and pay for its slightly higher cost with better cutting . |
22 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
23 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
24 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
25 | Sometimes the virus stays there quietly for a long time and the person stays well . |
26 | Many people with HIV stay well for a long time and you would never know they had the virus . |
27 | Many tournaments ( as you emphasised ) , have been in place for a long time and often with the same people running them for decades . |
28 | There has n't been one for a long time and that 's all I can say . |
29 | These can be kept for a long time and are likely to breed . |
30 | The Regent and Lovat had known each other for a long time and shared affection and respect . |