Example sentences of "for a long [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authorities in Tripoli shift ed senior officers around from one post to another at relatively frequent intervals ; the officers themselves said that was not because the government was particularly concerned to create an impartial force ( such as a Gendarmerie or Guardia Civil ) , but because their loyalty was suspect : if they worked in their home areas , or stayed for a long spell of duty in one district , they might acquire a following of dissidents . |
| 2 | Was it at this moment that some reciprocal need established an understanding that they two were friends , would know each other for a long part of a life-time ? |
| 3 | Perhaps if they had he would have been trying just a little harder and not preparing himself , as he was , for a long night of fornication . |
| 4 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 5 | But many parents would clearly be unable to make this type of commitment and there will be mentally handicapped people , just as there are many ordinary people , who find themselves without an occupation for a long period of their lives . |
| 6 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 7 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 8 | Freud thought that the need for a long period of education for young men and women in the ‘ civilized ’ sections of modern societies was linked with the development of neurotic illness because of the deferment of sexual gratification necessary while education took place . |
| 9 | Part of this dependence is simply being used to being ‘ under the influence ’ or ‘ stoned ’ for a long period of time and drugs such as cannabis and amphetamines may go some way to overcoming this problem . |
| 10 | The first step in achieving this objective is to guarantee a place on Employment Training ( ET ) for everyone who has been out of work for a long period of time . |
| 11 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 12 | The reason for all this is because carp are very hard fish to catch and carp fishermen fish for a long period of time often a few nights and days . |
| 13 | It then lends the money to house purchasers for a long period of time by granting mortgages ( typically these are paid back over 20 to 30 years ) . |
| 14 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 15 | Andrew , is there a feature in this plan called waiver of premium , what these means to you is that if you 're off ill for a long period of time , through accident , ill-health , whatever , Abbey will actually still pay them for you , until you 're well again . |
| 16 | In the Covermaster Plan , Andrew , there 's something called waiver of premium , what this means to you is that if you 're off work through illness for a long period of time , Abbey 's going to pay the premiums for you . |
| 17 | Now reference was made to the police finance working party which met for a long period of time , and unfortunately made no progress whatsoever in zero base budgeting . |
| 18 | We have had a problem for a long period of time now on high conductivity . |
| 19 | Your friends usually are the one you have known for a long period of time , for example at work or at university . |
| 20 | for a long period of time |
| 21 | Yeah but you 're not used to him being home all the time are you Lyn , I mean for a long period of time like . |
| 22 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 23 | Mayor Houde made his business headquarters at the Mount Royal , and when I enquired the reason for a long queue of nondescript citizens waiting before a desk on the mezzanine floor , I was told that it was ‘ pay-off ’ day for contributors to the mayor 's ‘ charity fund ’ for their ‘ protection ’ . |
| 24 | The Grantley Ripper looked set for a long reign of terror . |
| 25 | Once again we 've supplied the sails for a long list of medal winners . |
| 26 | The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh also has had a long involvement with the cultivation and development of plants with medicinal properties and we have our own Scottish traditions of herbal cures for a long list of ailments . |
| 27 | He always found room for a long line of sweet peas ; it gave him immense pleasure to pick an armful of these , take them home , present them to Mum and fill the house with their glorious scent . |
| 28 | you know , that G P's that 's been practising for a long number of years you know er , elderly G P's are probably not as up-to-date on these kind of things as they should be . |
| 29 | Well unfortunately er it was the practice of shipyards for a long number of years , er to have maybe two or three squads of riveters that were kept in a yard on a sort of permanent basis , but you would invariably find that most of the squads would be sacked when the boat was launched , and taken back on again as they were needed . |
| 30 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |