Example sentences of "[noun] [be] a long time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ten months is a long time to be apart and then to be brought together to compete against such a good , experienced team as the Lions , ’ said Grant Fox , New Zealand 's masterly goal kicker . |
| 2 | But three months is a long time in Euro-politics . |
| 3 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 4 | The ‘ Beeb ’ has been kind to its commentators — thirty years is a long time in television — and they in turn have served it well , adjusting cleverly to the growing informality of broadcasting without ever quite forgetting the august institution in which ‘ they serve ’ . |
| 5 | In the beginning Lorna 's illustrious co-stars frequently appeared ; Paul Newman came once , Jo remembered , but three years is a long time in Hollywood and now lunches were becoming more intimate . |
| 6 | Three years is a long time in world politics . |
| 7 | Twenty years is a long time in the development of sexual experience . |
| 8 | Ten years is a long time in the world of books , but I do remember there was not nearly such a fuss over the original 1983 list : a rather uncomfortable party in some medical establishment , a few diary paragraphs and that was it . |
| 9 | EIGHTEEN years is a long time in the life of a motor car . |
| 10 | And Peter Brook 's powerful adaptation of William Golding 's Lord of the Flies was a long time on the shelf before securing a release in 1963 . |
| 11 | A day is a long time in politics . |
| 12 | A week is a long time in politics , said Harold Wilson . |
| 13 | A week is a long time in football , seven days in fact , but somehow a reversal of February 's 11–0 defeat at the hands of today 's opponents would prove that Lazarus does n't have the last word in comebacks , and we are still a team to be reckoned with . |
| 14 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 15 | The problem is that most tenant 's covenants appear at the outset to be quite reasonable and innocuous , but if a week is a long time in politics then 25 years is a lifetime in property during which circumstances can and will change with a result that a previously innocent-looking covenant could become highly restrictive and troublesome . |
| 16 | A WEEK is a long time in football , is n't it ? |
| 17 | These whirlwind developments were a long time in the planning but the results came with staggering speed and remarkable good nature and co-operation which finally sees the rugby world totally united once again but with a new combined force lurking below the equator . |
| 18 | Wise men are a long time in the ship |
| 19 | Because 24 hours is a long time for spectators to stand and watch a race , many attractions were added to the occasion to provide a gala atmosphere , including the famous fun fair . |
| 20 | The human span of attention is limited ; for most people an hour is a long time for concentrated thought on one topic . |
| 21 | AN hour is a long time in politics . |