Example sentences of "[verb] it [verb] [art] [adj] time " 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 | The comparison can be taken further ; as with child abuse in the home , people either believe it happens the whole time or not at all . |
| 4 | Type-cases too were heavy , and if one fell it took a long time to sort out the type again . |
| 5 | Did it take a long time ? |
| 6 | And again you leave it standing a certain time and you pour off your whey and take your curd in to a muslin and er hang it up and again more whey 'll drain off cos it 's hanging up . |
| 7 | Yeah he said it takes a long time |
| 8 | Does it have a short time span or does it last over a period of time ? |
| 9 | ‘ Does it take a long time to do ? ’ said Masklin . |