Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for Ben Hunt ; his passion for motorbikes started a long time ago . |
| 2 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 3 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 4 | Very good very good now a lot of people take a long time to get that . |
| 5 | The unpacking of the car and the packing and preparing of sledges took a long time . |
| 6 | But ‘ catch-up ’ in science takes a long time , and the legacy of that Stalinist assault persists in the USSR 's current backwardness in genetic engineering ; it is probably also reflected in the poor agricultural productivity of the country . |