Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’
2 I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there .
3 " It has taken me a long time to get here , " said the jubilant Mancunian as he left the press centre to start his celebrations .
4 This view of acting behaviour as no more than role function has taken us a long time to understand .
5 erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there .
6 ‘ I do n't mind seeing them a long way off , ’ said the worried lady nome .
7 If you do n't know them it 's going to take you a long time .
8 they they get an allowance for somebody to clean and if they 've got a cleaner , I mean , they should have sacked them a long while ago !
9 ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’
10 Because I started doing it a long time ago
11 ‘ They say they 're tough and taste of fish , ’ Marian said ; ‘ we shall have to roast it a long time . ’
12 It may have taken me a long time to find out about him .
13 Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time .
14 ‘ I meant to ask you a long time ago and I forgot to .
15 Likewise Jacob , his father , had given him a long robe with sleeves , for he ‘ loved Joseph more than any other of his children ’ ( Gen. 37:3 ) .
16 Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it .
17 And I and when you 've had it a long time you
18 Well we 've had it a long time do n't know how long it lasts .
19 ‘ You 've known her a long while ? ’
20 You 've known him a long time ? ’
21 ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless .
22 ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ?
23 It had taken her a long time to get over that .
24 It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife .
25 Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time .
26 Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection .
27 These flowers have lasted me a long time cos Ruth gave them to me on my birthday last month .
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