Example sentences of "long time [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British banks have attracted criticism for a long time over their failure to provide long-term finance to industry , and to develop lasting relationships with industrial customers . |
| 2 | She had always taken a long time over her toilet : a review of her clothes ; a long-drawn-out bath ; massage ; manicure ; then her hair and make-up . |
| 3 | In the meantime Emilia was in her room still , fussing for an unconscionably long time over her appearance . |
| 4 | He took a very long time over it and in the end just lipped the hole . |
| 5 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 6 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 7 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 8 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 9 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
| 10 | Senna struggled for a long time with what he later described as an undriveable car and he collided with Germany 's Michael Schumacher after 40 of the 72 laps . |
| 11 | I remember when Mike and Robin went into their flats I spent quite a long time with them |
| 12 | ‘ For one who intends to stay a long time with us , Englishman , you know little of us . |
| 13 | Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend . |
| 14 | It 's a long time off it 's in August . |
| 15 | This continued for a long time during which he shuffled his feet uncomfortably , controlling his immediate impulse to shout at her to be quiet . |
| 16 | Among their feudal ancestors however the long time during which estates used to continue in the same family sufficiently demonstrated the general disposition of people to live within their income . |
| 17 | In a big house it often takes a long time for everyone to find ‘ Smee ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 19 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 20 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 21 | My father had a and he said it would be forty seven , say it would likely be forty seven , but that 's forty seven is two year eight month away , which is a long time for me to keep it going . |
| 22 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 23 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 24 | But it 'll take quite a long time for them to go though . |
| 25 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 26 | He waited a long time for her response . |
| 27 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 28 | They were happy to wait a long time for their meals because they could look at her . |
| 29 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 30 | Modigliani worked on the painting , an unusually long time for him and perhaps the only time when he agreed to ‘ continue ’ a painting . |