Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You 've had it quite a long time have n't you ? |
2 | Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period . |
3 | I would an for two reasons I , I 'm going to give her quite a long course . |
4 | If it seems necessary to give it over a long period make sure you fully consider your risk before proceeding . |
5 | Did it take you quite a long time to get to sleep ? |
6 | It took me quite a long time to get over it . |
7 | It took me quite a long time . |
8 | Chairman , if they are recorded all later , it took me quite a long time to discover them , could we have , abbreviations just written out , it makes it very difficult for me to , I 'm not used , I mean , I 'm |
9 | I wish I 'd have took them out a long while ago when they were higher . |
10 | It does , unfortunately , leave you rather a long way from your car ; but never mind , at least you 're used to walking by now ! |
11 | It took her quite a long time to understand what had occurred and what she had done wrong . |
12 | The village boys had caught the cassowary that morning , coming on her suddenly in the bush and chasing her down a long slope . |
13 | She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that . |
14 | Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time . |