for quite a long time vs for a quite long time

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• My father has been a poacher for quite a long time.
• He's been a cheerleader for quite a long time.
• This directive fixes the level of excise for quite a long time.
• As it is not possible to adopt such a comprehensive approach by means of this directive, and as this directive fixes the level of fuel taxes for quite a long time, this draft opinion includes an amendment proposing a new article relating to review.
• Tom managed a small bar near Boston for quite a long time.
• As Parliament's rapporteur, I have had the opportunity to monitor this matter for quite a long time.
• He treated her for quite a long time.
• Isn't it strange how you can know someone for quite a long time and never quite...
• Mr President, for quite a long time, we Danes had a very major problem in that we were unable to watch Danish news on television.
• You were a good woman once and you stuck by your mad husband for quite a long time.
• Madam President, I have been waiting patiently - or even impatiently - for quite a long time now because I wanted to raise this point before the vote on the Ombudsman.
• Seems the master told her... that her mistress might be going away for quite a long time... and that he wanted her to stay and look after him.
• As it is not possible to adopt such a comprehensive approach now, and as this directive fixes the level of fuel taxes for quite a long time, a decision seems unlikely.
• It is also worth remembering that Mercosur countries have benefited, as my honourable friend the President-in-Office pointed out, from the EU GSP mechanism for quite a long time.
• Circulation to her tail was cut off for quite a long time.
• Then I suppose it will go on for quite a long time.
• Madam President, this issue has been discussed for quite a long time.
• You were with Dr. Morgan for quite a long time.
• I didn't even know, for quite a long time, what real pleasure means.
• The Solar System's been around for quite a long time, but the galaxy much longer.

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