Example sentences of "[vb past] take a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 2 | Grandson Richard 's reply seemed to take a long time . |
| 3 | It seemed to take a long time . |
| 4 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 5 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 6 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 7 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 8 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 9 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 10 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |
| 11 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |