Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [det] [noun] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has taken many geologists a long time to accept plate tectonics ’ , Dr Blake told New Scientist at the survey 's west coast headquarters in Menlo Park , south of San Francisco . |
| 2 | We 'd known each other a long time . |
| 3 | An independent share valuation would have given these shares a total value of about £50,000 . |
| 4 | He had heard this request a thousand times . |
| 5 | I had come this way a hundred times , always varying my route so as to avoid making more of a track than a rabbit might do . |
| 6 | You may agree with honours or not , we 've done this programme a few year ago , Bill , but classless is erm , as I understand it , is to give anyone in this country erm the opportunity to get to the top . |
| 7 | Police piecing together the events of Tuesday night have discovered that the killer had robbed another couple a few minutes before . |
| 8 | Zen had watched this cycle a dozen times or more when he felt a touch on his shoulder and turned to find Gilberto grinning up at him . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've known each other a long time . |
| 10 | We 've known each other a long time . |
| 11 | We 're growing familiar , like we 've known each other a long time . |
| 12 | They have given each guest a limited-edition Disney sweatshirt and insisted that they wear it to gain entry to the gala performance . |
| 13 | And it 's quite clear that the decorative touches have made this house a warm and welcoming home in which to spend Christmas . |
| 14 | Just as well they have something else in common : they have known each other a long time , and are all good friends . |
| 15 | You and I have known each other a long time . |