Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb past] a long [noun sg] " 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 | While the Duke of Argyll had indeed a well-established interest in the county , and John Campbell of Mamore had a long tenure of the parliamentary seat , it is hardly to be wondered that some of the gentlemen resented that blunt statement of Campbell power . |
| 5 | The golden pavilion and the peacock feathers flared and were gone in an instant , but the Hill of Heaven took a long while to cave in , and Hell burned with a black , acrid smoke billowing out of its throat . |
| 6 | The unpacking of the car and the packing and preparing of sledges took a long time . |
| 7 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 8 | The kingdom of Greece had a longer history ; the Greeks had been the first subject people to break free from Ottoman rule after 1815 . |
| 9 | Model biles prepared with phosphatidylserine had a longer nucleation time ( 20 days ) than those prepared with phosphatidylethanolamine or phosphatidylcholine having the same fatty acid composition . |
| 10 | This boyish hatred of military interference to put down Communism in Russia had a long consequence . |
| 11 | Final victory over Germany appeared a long way off . |
| 12 | Under this leadership the school of geology at Cambridge spawned a long list of well-known geologists who served in universities , geological surveys , and museums in Britain , India , South Africa , and other countries . |