Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 2 | Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change . |
| 3 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
| 4 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
| 5 | We have asked to do so , but changes take a long time to come into effect . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've told yer plenty of times , me an' Tommy finished a long time ago . |
| 7 | 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 . |