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

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1 Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one !
2 Now 43 , she is married with a two-year-old daughter and says it took a long time to settle down to a ‘ normal life ’ .
3 Type-cases too were heavy , and if one fell it took a long time to sort out the type again .
4 Do you get results quickly and often , or do they take a long time to come through ?
5 Did it take a long time ?
6 ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone .
7 Yeah he said it takes a long time
8 Does it take a long time to do ? ’ said Masklin .
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