Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [vb pp] a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 32 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 33 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 34 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 35 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 36 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 37 | He 'd realized a long time ago that he 'd married a woman who cuddled complete strangers in the street and probably had a season ticket for West Ham in her handbag . |
| 38 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |
| 39 | Besides , he 'd learned a long time before that you can love a person without loving what they do . |
| 40 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 41 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 42 | Once I noticed the familiar gap in a row of houses like the space left by a drawn tooth , but I could not be certain that it was the result of bombing and if it was it had happened a long time ago . |
| 43 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 44 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |
| 45 | I know he 's had a long time out with injury but he must be all right now or he would n't be playing . ’ |