Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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1 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
2 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |
3 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
4 | Grandson Richard 's reply seemed to take a long time . |
5 | But once again this ‘ temporary ’ extension of power and influence has lasted a long time , and the relative weighting of Diet , Cabinet , Bureaucracy and Judiciary remains a debated issue . |
6 | Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender . |
7 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
8 | You know , you 'd think things had changed a long time ago but erm I remember having Chrissy in that yard when he was a baby in his pushchair where and there was the coalman 's horse and erm |
9 | ‘ People have to spend a long time with robot animals first . |
10 | Darlington had waited a long time for a shopping centre , she said , but the wait had its advantages . |
11 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
12 | It was a day that twenty one soldiers had waited a long time to see . |
13 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |