Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless you 've been asked to fill a longer time , aim at making your item three to four minutes in length . |
| 2 | I never say my work is going to last a long time — usually five to ten years , though obviously the smaller pieces which are kept inside last as long as people look after them . |
| 3 | ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony . |
| 4 | We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time . |
| 5 | The war 's going to last a long time yet . ’ |
| 6 | It 's going to take a long time yet . |
| 7 | That 's going to take a long time . |
| 8 | Formed in teams , this task it was then to er across the practice areas whose task it was to get into those clients , get to know them , get to know their industry , get to know the people and find ways in which we could actually penetrate them and er open doors and that was going to take a long time and it is taking a long time . |