Example sentences of "he [verb] [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
2 | He waits a long time , checking his watch often . |
3 | He waits a long time before seizing her , getting to know her habits and other information about her , but she is really a complete stranger who has never met or loved him , unlike Daisy and Gatsby who at least know each other before the book begins . |
4 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
5 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
6 | He spent a long time listening , and then said , ‘ You know , George Dionisovich , you 've fallen into to the hands of the Mafia . |
7 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
8 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
9 | He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why . |
10 | It is a drawing of a girl ( young woman ) , a nude , not like anything else of his I have seen , and I think it must be something he did a long time ago . |
11 | The tsar was well aware that the legislation left much to be desired and delayed publishing it until 5 March , the first day of Lent : " alarmed by the prospect of riot , " wrote an admittedly hostile contemporary , " he hesitated a long time before choosing a day for promulgating the sham freedom and eventually chose the day when it was least of all expected " . |
12 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
13 | You know he sounded a long time when he was saying it . |
14 | He waited a long time , and when the young doctor finally came out , it was almost dark . |
15 | He waited a long time for her response . |