Example sentences of "[conj] not [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | For events that appear to be crises at the time ( although not in a longer perspective ) occur even in the intervening years . |
| 2 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 4 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 5 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
| 6 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 7 | If the memory of the association of a given flavour with illness can be taken to be more important than the memory that the flavour has also been experienced without harmful consequences , then the latter memory would interfere after a short but not after a long retention interval . |