Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] taken a long " in BNC.
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1 | No , I , I gather he has taken a long weekend , I do n't know where he 's whisked himself off to , but I 'm afraid I wo n't be here , er next week , I do n't know , quite know who will be , but er , Dominic 's taking er , a well needed rest . |
2 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
3 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
4 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
5 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
6 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
7 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
8 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
9 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
10 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |