Example sentences of "it [verb] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some ways it seemed longer than that to Lewis and in others only yesterday . |
| 2 | Less than a few seconds , but it seemed longer than time . |
| 3 | " It seemed longer . " |
| 4 | Would it look longer ? ’ |
| 5 | It takes long hours in the laboratory to convert deadly greenery into a possible lifesaver . |
| 6 | Because the sandwich is only a few angstroms thick it transmits visible light — but it reflects longer wavelength heat radiation . |
| 7 | What about the last we did yesterday actually designers and training , it 's quite a , it 's quite a struggle that had a long day , been sitting here for a couple of hours I du n no it seems longer and there you are and you 're actually struggling |
| 8 | It seems longer than the one he had . |
| 9 | It demands long leg bones , powerful muscles , capacious lungs . |
| 10 | I will grow my hair out to its natural colour until it falls long and lank about my shoulders , allow my skin to fade to a startling winter white . |
| 11 | It had never hurt before in anything but high jump but this time it hurt long jumping . |
| 12 | Whichever method was used it meant long traffic holdups as the creatures went through the streets , their already frightened state heightened by a deal of cruelty on the part of many of the drovers . |
| 13 | As early as 1872 , he was proposing the formation of a national body for deaf people , but it took long and persistent efforts on his part before the National Deaf and Dumb Society was founded in 1879 . |
| 14 | It took long moments before Caroline calmed down enough to remember that she had not sprung the little trap she 'd set . |
| 15 | Use the tiniest amount of a matt , dry lip pencil — it lasts longer than lipstick and it wo n't run . |
| 16 | ‘ And what happens if it lasts longer for one of us than it does for the other ? ’ |
| 17 | A tan acquired slowly not only looks nicer and more natural , but it lasts longer and rarely peels . |
| 18 | If you can find some moss and dig it up and it lasts longer . |
| 19 | But if you come on when it 's the British news you tend to get a , a more in-depth programme , it lasts longer |
| 20 | In the end part of there specific bequest had to be used to pay the balance of bills but there was a complaint about how long it had taken to sort out , and it taken long to sort out because it was a home made will that did n't make all the right provisions . |
| 21 | Why does it seem longer ? |
| 22 | Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused . |
| 23 | It had long sleeves ; a tightness above imprisoned her neck with its white linen collar . |