Example sentences of "[pers pn] a [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you rehearse in different rooms , setting up the equipment randomly , then it will take you a very long time to achieve this ( the chances are you never will ) . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's going to take you a very long time , ’ said Julius in an unruffled voice . |
| 3 | Some things are going to have to last you a very long time and withstand a great deal of wear so these must be the best of their kind that you can possibly afford . |
| 4 | It took me a very long time because I do n't have the kind of face which people immediately commit to memory , but if you keep popping up for thirty-five years , then inevitably people are going to say , ‘ Do n't I know you ? ’ |
| 5 | I mean when I wrote this book of bible poems in fact it took me a very long time and I started all sorts of subjects which I did n't finish , so , no , you have to be obedient to whether the poem intends to get written or not . |
| 6 | Oh , I confess to feeling a pang when I first saw David again — I would n't be human if I had n't — but , as I said before , it was over between us a very long time ago , probably even before I fell for Paul if the truth be known . ’ |