Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has driven himself a long way in a short time ( abandoning , for example , the naïve ) ; he will drive on , and we shall have to see how he uses this hardness , emphasis , energy and comprehensiveness , how much more power he has of development . ’ |
| 2 | That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . |
| 4 | " It has taken me a long time to get here , " said the jubilant Mancunian as he left the press centre to start his celebrations . |
| 5 | This view of acting behaviour as no more than role function has taken us a long time to understand . |
| 6 | Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection . |