Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 2 | The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time . |
| 3 | The pig spent the whole time being smacked to and fro , hence ‘ piggie in the middle ’ . |
| 4 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 5 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 6 | ‘ The coach arrived a long time ago ! |
| 7 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 8 | The 1988–89 Committee spent a long time agonising over the problem of how to keep the broadcasters at arms length , so that their editors would not be able to provide the signal in ways that might be journalistically attractive but would be repugnant to Members . |
| 9 | Although the academic study of Roman law took a long time to have practical effect , by the 1170s and 1180s it was occasionally cited authoritatively in some at least of the courts of the south . |
| 10 | His philosophy took a long time to be appreciated , partly because he never pushed his own work , which was subsequently overshadowed by that of Wittgenstein . |
| 11 | Raffles , stalls and a junior golf competition on the practice green ensured a great time was had by all . |
| 12 | — hit the bottle with a vengeance when the group made the big time . |
| 13 | She swallowed hard and began , ‘ Well , the Big Bang happened a long time ago . |
| 14 | But then , all this business happened a long time ago . |
| 15 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 16 | He was a perfectionist , and the job took a long time . |
| 17 | The Cage disappeared a long time ago in the past , leaving whoever buys the property , a clear view across the Chilterns into the future . |
| 18 | Even the very best British tabby had a difficult time competing with such dramatic animals . |
| 19 | The other and main hospital providing radiology had a waiting time of up to nine weeks with no prospect of the additional staff needed to reduce this . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , the driver spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 21 | Unfortunately , the retired admiral spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 22 | THE head went a long time ago , then it was the legs — but on Thursday night it was Martina Navratilova 's heart that had gone from her game . |
| 23 | Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 and wrote The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405 ; the battle for women 's right to equal education took a long time to win . |
| 24 | A month seemed a long time to him too . |
| 25 | The visitors ' early grip in midfield assured a testing time of it for the home defence , and they ought to have secured a greater half-time advantage than that supplied them by Mixu Paatelainen 's glorious second-minute header . |
| 26 | The sweet taste of this victory lingered a long time on the lips of Dublin dykes . |
| 27 | The glass lift took an interminable time arriving and as they descended , Nicholas felt as exposed as Saint Sebastian . |
| 28 | The final whistle brought an anxious time while the players waited for their rivals ' results . |
| 29 | The embrace lasted a long time . |
| 30 | Last summer , after joining them from Northants , the Hull-born seamer and world-record-holding non-batsman had a dispiriting time which left him with only 23 Britannic Assurance Championship wickets at a cost of almost 49 runs apiece . |