Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] a long time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I stopped mourning a long time ago . ’ |
2 | It took Rauschning a long time to realise that his standpoint was exactly opposite to Forster 's . |
3 | In fact I 'd started caddying a long time before that , carrying golf-bags instead of delivering papers or milk for pocket-money . |
4 | You can start digging about six foot though , start , start digging a long time is your missus now helping you ? |
5 | A much quoted example is in Latin American cultures , where sales representatives are often kept waiting a long time for a business appointment ; in our culture this would be unorthodox , and at best it would be seen as being very bad mannered . |
6 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |