Example sentences of "taken a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 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 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 4 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 5 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 6 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 7 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 8 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 9 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 10 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 11 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 12 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 13 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 14 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 15 | My eyes jaded by having to work for a living , are , after their rest , getting again into focus and my brain , having taken a long sabbatical , has shifted itself , with extreme bad grace , into gear . |
| 16 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 17 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 18 | Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room . |
| 19 | I have just taken a long , stiff drink . |
| 20 | It had taken a long while , Harry thought as he glanced fondly at Cora-Beth , before he had got over Madeleine 's rejection of him and the shock of her marriage to Dunbar . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 22 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |
| 23 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 24 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 25 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 26 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 27 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 28 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 29 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 30 | No , I , I gather he has taken a long weekend , I do n't know where he 's whisked himself off to , but I 'm afraid I wo n't be here , er next week , I do n't know , quite know who will be , but er , Dominic 's taking er , a well needed rest . |