Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the retired admiral spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 2 | The 1988–89 Committee spent a long time agonising over the problem of how to keep the broadcasters at arms length , so that their editors would not be able to provide the signal in ways that might be journalistically attractive but would be repugnant to Members . |
| 3 | But then , all this business happened a long time ago . |
| 4 | The sweet taste of this victory lingered a long time on the lips of Dublin dykes . |
| 5 | Although the academic study of Roman law took a long time to have practical effect , by the 1170s and 1180s it was occasionally cited authoritatively in some at least of the courts of the south . |
| 6 | Researchers investigating the causes of psychological depression spent a long time carefully documenting how severe , traumatizing events that happen to people , such as bereavement or job loss , can induce it . |
| 7 | The legal process takes a long time and the task of getting new Regulations approved remained incomplete when I retired . |
| 8 | Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 and wrote The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405 ; the battle for women 's right to equal education took a long time to win . |
| 9 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 10 | She swallowed hard and began , ‘ Well , the Big Bang happened a long time ago . |
| 11 | The fact that a criminal offence occurred a long time ago does not absolve the wrong-doer from guilt , and justice must be done , whether it is 30 or 300 years later . |