Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Researchers investigating the causes of psychological depression spent a long time carefully documenting how severe , traumatizing events that happen to people , such as bereavement or job loss , can induce it . |
| 32 | Dad spent a long time talking to our Pastor afterwards . |
| 33 | The sinews of political and economic integration required to enable the expanded raising of resources by the Crown took a long time to create . |