Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been the change in engine tone that woke her a long time later . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’ |
| 3 | And I and when you 've had it a long time you |
| 4 | Well we 've had it a long time do n't know how long it lasts . |
| 5 | Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it . |
| 6 | Erm so that shows what a long time ago it was . |
| 7 | I am so angry it takes me a long time to find the words . |
| 8 | got a lot of cards and it takes me a long time to do it |
| 9 | Great , they last me a long time |
| 10 | We know you a long time , right ? |
| 11 | Yes , I was just going to say you can do that with , like if you go , it takes you a long time to do it with prospects , they know you over the years , so you can just walk in . |
| 12 | Sheldukher killed him a long time ago . ’ |
| 13 | Du n no people have said like that will last a really short time or a really long time , but what 's considered a short time I know what a long time is , a long time is like sort of four months three sort of four months onwards in n it for like people our age , what would a short time be they ? |
| 14 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 15 | ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean . |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ? |
| 17 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 18 | Well Charlotte it 's not easy , it 's gon na take you a long time , but then so |
| 19 | It would take him a long time then would n't it ? |
| 20 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 21 | You 've known him a long time ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless . |
| 23 | I remember your saying it a long time ago . ’ |
| 24 | Because I started doing it a long time ago |
| 25 | We lost ours a long time ago , but some people are still clinging to it , as they would to a piece of wreckage , in the hope that it will remain afloat . |
| 26 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
| 27 | That 'll be one read , but we 'd have to read it to you and it 'll take us a long time ! |
| 28 | Erm that 's the plan of course it it will take us a long time to find something suitable . |
| 29 | Well I actually rang them up to say , why why are you taking my wages into consideration , I did n't break up this marriage , I met him a long time afterwards an I was told by a C S A agent or clerk or whatever , that my wedding was nonessential spending . |
| 30 | I 'm sorry , it 's taking me a long time cos I do n't know what to do . |