Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Darlington had waited a long time for a shopping centre , she said , but the wait had its advantages . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It was a day that twenty one soldiers had waited a long time to see . |
| 9 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |