Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] [art] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the " Big Book " of Alcoholics Anonymous , written a mere four years after the birth of that Fellowship , says " to be gravely affected , one does not necessarily have to drink a long time , nor take the quantities some of us have . " |
| 2 | Although the Laputans were kind to me , I did not want to spend a long time in their country . |
| 3 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |
| 4 | A much quoted example is in Latin American cultures , where sales representatives are often kept waiting a long time for a business appointment ; in our culture this would be unorthodox , and at best it would be seen as being very bad mannered . |
| 5 | This is a wonderful place — but I do n't want to stay a long time . |
| 6 | It does n't have to take a long time , it 's up to us here and now . |
| 7 | The fans up there have waited a long time . |