Example sentences of "[prep] [art] long time [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a special unit set up here , Animal Rights National Index , but these idiots had tight security , a good cut-off cell system , and it took us a hell of a long time to open the can . |
| 2 | No erm er even now , and the the strike 's been finished I ca n't remember four months or something , three months , you know the community I think it 'll take a a hell of a long time to heal the rifts and mend the scars . |
| 3 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 4 | Eleanor was nearly twice the age he felt he deserved , and it had been his ambition for a long time to have a girl just at the point when it became legal . |
| 5 | Leslie was devastated by the news , having tried for a long time to have a baby . |
| 6 | Mr Morris added : ‘ We have pressed the Government for a long time to have a look at the hill farming situation . |