Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 2 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 3 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 4 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 5 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 6 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 9 | No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time . |
| 10 | The trapped feeling must have been because she had been indoors for a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ I get the feeling we 're in for a long night ’ , she said . |
| 12 | Most of the force have drawn shields and batons , and I 've no doubt we 're in for a long night . ’ |
| 13 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 14 | Daisy had been back for a long time ; she looked white and pinched . |
| 15 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 16 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 17 | I know I 'm in for a long night . |
| 18 | I sighed and lingered over coffee because I know I 'd be in for a long session while I listened to June 's catalogue of woes . |
| 19 | We could be in for a long night . ’ |
| 20 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |
| 21 | It will be around for a long time . |
| 22 | She 'll be around for a long time yet . ’ |
| 23 | REGARDLESS of how much longer Norman Lamont survives at No 11 , his Budget will be around for a long time . |
| 24 | Of Records , Laurie Bruce writes : ‘ Many people are giving up records for cassettes or compact discs – a great mistake as records will be around for a long time to come . |
| 25 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |
| 26 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 27 | Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time . |
| 28 | Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 30 | Marijuana , liberalism , wild living and protestation had been around for a long time . |