Example sentences of "be a long time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cor you 're a long time coming back from the Rose and Crown , do n't forget that 's where we were |
| 2 | ‘ After all … you 're a long time retired ’ , he says . |
| 3 | Webb , 28 , who played for Northern until his medical studies took him to the west country , said : ‘ You 're a long time retired . |
| 4 | It had been a long time living in a hole in the ground , let's hope things get better . |
| 5 | Maybe because tonight the warning had been a long time sounding , had started its tormented wailing just when everyone began to think the bombers were n't coming . |
| 6 | Mr Peter Preston , editor of the Guardian , yesterday said : ‘ This has been a long time coming and there are things in it like the enhanced role for proprietors that I 'm not very keen on , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Appointed a Privy Counsellor two years ago , his promotion seems to have been a long time coming , prompting some commentators to dub him ‘ The Nearly Man ’ . |
| 8 | In a way , the revolution had been a long time coming and somewhat contained in America , despite the reactions of the mass media which had been — like all conservative America — horrified , if not titillated by the lurid images of beat youth . |
| 9 | SCIENCE FICTION breeds more science fiction and success breeds sequels : these two have been a long time coming Forty years since the first Foundation tale , 14 since 001 : A Space Odyssey — can Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke repeat their successes ? |
| 10 | Gooch 's biography has been a long time coming but Ivo Tennant has been thorough in his survey of hitherto uncharted waters , and the wait has been worthwhile . |
| 11 | But Boogie 's TriAxis has been a long time coming , and there are great expectations to live up to … |
| 12 | It 's been a long time coming but Syndicate , the latest from Populous and Powermonger creators Bullfrog , looks worth it . |
| 13 | With more and more database engines sitting on networked servers , it has been a long time coming — the tricky bit , says Shandell is implementing ‘ remote queue pointers ’ . |
| 14 | It 's been a long time coming , but it 's finally here — Borland is now shipping Paradox for Windows , and at a special offer price of £99.95 plus VAT . |
| 15 | IT 'S BEEN a long time coming , but one of the year 's best singles , World of Twist 's debut ‘ The Storm ’ , is about to seep its atmospheric vibe into the mainstream . |
| 16 | It has been a long time coming , and apparently impatient fans bombard the Pan press office weekly for information on its appearance . |
| 17 | IT 'S BEEN a long time coming , but one of the year 's best singles , World of Twist 's debut ‘ The Storm ’ , is about to seep its atmospheric vibe into the mainstream . |
| 18 | and that has been a long time coming but it now appears to be |
| 19 | It 's been a long time coming but I 'm glad you got there eventually . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's been a long time coming , but it 's worth the wait , ’ said Mr Hill , 68 , dubbed ‘ Champagne Charlie ’ by family and friend because of his winning ways . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's been a long time coming , but it 's worth the wait , ’ said Mr Hill , dubbed ‘ Champagne Charlie ’ by family and friend because of his winning ways . |
| 22 | " The police are a long time getting here , " he said . |
| 23 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 24 | He may yet tour India next winter , for there is a three-month break before the challenge of a calmer series against swing and spin — ‘ You are a long time retired , ’ he says impishly . |
| 25 | Campese , who hopes to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday , is more direct , saying : ‘ I play because I enjoy it and as long as I am enjoying my rugby and I am wanted — well , you are a long time retired . ’ |
| 26 | Forty years may be a long time to wait for a 19p basic rate of tax . |
| 27 | Some , like Denis O'Flaherty , who was in hospital for two years , would be a long time returning to the fight . |
| 28 | But it may be a long time coming ; and , meanwhile , the flow of hopefuls from the south shows no sign of stopping . |
| 29 | They were described as mere preparations for an Iranian final offensive , though this much-heralded event was to be a long time coming . |
| 30 | To put it mildly , the phrase we seek would be a long time coming , to say nothing of the complete works of Shakespeare . |