Example sentences of "it be [verb] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time . |
| 2 | It 's taking a long time to heal . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Everything official here seems to be tied up in red tape , so although it 's taking a long time I 'm sure the licence is being processed , ’ she declared defiantly . |
| 4 | For businesses affected by the strike , it 's proving a long wait . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 6 | It is taking a long time to redesign the business processes of these industries . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Things had not gone too smoothly in hospital and it was taking a long time to recover . |
| 9 | It was decided a long time ago and the waiting is over . ’ |
| 10 | She might say ‘ no' ’ even if it was planned a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ I knew it was going a long way , I was so pumped . |