Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a long time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 2 | Sims took a long time to think about answering that . |
| 3 | Hdtest takes a long time to complete its task ; I just leave it running overnight . |
| 4 | O'Hara took a long time to kick-start the motorbike from the kerb . |
| 5 | The four-cylinder engine was more reliable in 1957 , but BRM took a long time to realise that the P25 's air strut suspension — carried over from the V16 — was the cause of its savage oversteer . |