Example sentences of "[verb] quite [art] long [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Er and that is , that is one of the problems within the flats , that having got , once got into the complex you might have quite a long way to go before you actually find where you 're going .
2 Charles Wood and I worked quite a long time to explore the framework of The Knack and take away a lot of the theatrical implications .
3 So it can take quite a long time to process applications to that point .
4 It took quite a long time to climb up to his preferred perch on the monster , even using the bits of wood and string he 'd painstakingly tied to it … him .
5 Because if it had been painted , and the paint took quite a long time to dry and er if there was a speck of dust it remained there forever .
6 Friends can come quite a long distance to have Sunday lunch with you , whereas for an evening dinner , there probably would not be enough time .
7 We to put the decorations up in th in a s in a short time limit , the decorations take quite a long time to put up and as you know the decorations are erm are very famous er they 're nationally recognized .
8 He had quite a long way to walk to the bridge , but there was plenty of time ; he had taken the trouble to find out the train times and he had worked out at what time the train would arrive at the bridge — about 9pm — so he enjoyed his walk .
9 Housing committee chairwoman Margaret Clarke said : ‘ We are making progress on arrears , but have quite a long way to go .
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