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

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1 The Geometricks styler took a long time to heat up .
2 A CAB interview with scant attention to emotional problems is generally lengthy because forms are complex ; because benefit calculations take a long time ; because contacting the Department of Social Security on the telephone takes even longer and calculating an equitable distribution of debt repayments longer still .
3 A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago .
4 Well Aunt Sadie said a long time ago
5 Cardinal Heenan warned a long time ago that by the year 2,000 there would be no Catholic Church in our country if something was not done to rectify things .
6 The story of Eddie Aikau began a long time ago :
7 If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice .
8 These services are still delivered through the traditional hierarchical structures with decisions being ‘ handed down ’ and information from the ground level taking a long time to reach and influence the making of decisions and policy .
9 The tobacco industry plans a long time ahead .
10 However , if that application process takes a long time , it is felt that one can not upset that person 's lifestyle — he may be married — and he is allowed to stay .
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