Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] a long time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A day is a long time in politics . |
| 2 | A week is a long time in politics , said Harold Wilson . |
| 3 | A week is a long time in football , seven days in fact , but somehow a reversal of February 's 11–0 defeat at the hands of today 's opponents would prove that Lazarus does n't have the last word in comebacks , and we are still a team to be reckoned with . |
| 4 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 5 | The problem is that most tenant 's covenants appear at the outset to be quite reasonable and innocuous , but if a week is a long time in politics then 25 years is a lifetime in property during which circumstances can and will change with a result that a previously innocent-looking covenant could become highly restrictive and troublesome . |
| 6 | A WEEK is a long time in football , is n't it ? |
| 7 | The human span of attention is limited ; for most people an hour is a long time for concentrated thought on one topic . |
| 8 | AN hour is a long time in politics . |