Example sentences of "[adv] took a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deborah Coleman was one of the highest-flying women in Silicon Valley with the title chief financial officer until she suddenly took a long sabbatical a couple of years ago : she did return to Apple Computer Inc and became vice-president for information systems , but quit again suddenly last week ; she has now resurfaced at Tektronix Inc as vice-president for materials operations , which is a new post . |
| 2 | They were out there , it just took a long time to find them . |
| 3 | However , the seeds had been sown in my mind — they just took a long time to grow ! |
| 4 | Victims frequently took a long time to die , often very unpleasantly . |
| 5 | Loc hesitated , then took a long breath . |
| 6 | When his eyes moved to her mouth , she swallowed drily , then took a long shuddering breath that locked somewhere in her lungs as he pushed the mac from her shoulders . |
| 7 | ‘ Vaguely … ’ drawled Carol , then took a long draw , a good lung-and-a-half-full . |
| 8 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |