Example sentences of "he [vb past] a [adv] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a very long time over it and in the end just lipped the hole . |
| 2 | He took a terribly long time to clean his hands . |
| 3 | Tonight he chose an even longer road than the direct route to the ball , hoping to lessen any chance of approaching headlights . |
| 4 | Fortunately we had a doctor in our congregation who er was s had some knowledge of psychiatry and he had a fairly long session with him , just the two of them . |
| 5 | He waited a very long time before saying , ‘ Talk , talk , talk , a man ca n't get a word in edgeways . ’ |