Example sentences of "he [vb past] a long time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 2 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 3 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 4 | The tsar was well aware that the legislation left much to be desired and delayed publishing it until 5 March , the first day of Lent : " alarmed by the prospect of riot , " wrote an admittedly hostile contemporary , " he hesitated a long time before choosing a day for promulgating the sham freedom and eventually chose the day when it was least of all expected " . |
| 5 | He waited a long time for her response . |