Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a long time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 2 | His philosophy took a long time to be appreciated , partly because he never pushed his own work , which was subsequently overshadowed by that of Wittgenstein . |
| 3 | People lived a long time with fluid … asthma … emphysema … years . |
| 4 | A month seemed a long time to him too . |
| 5 | The sweet taste of this victory lingered a long time on the lips of Dublin dykes . |
| 6 | The train stood a long time in Gloucester Road station , for no apparent reason . |
| 7 | Men lived a long time on Tarvaras . |
| 8 | Alistair spent a long time on the covering note to Sixsmith — almost as long as he had spent on Offensive from Quasar 13 . |