Example sentences of "take him a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It would take him a long time then would n't it ?
2 That should take him a long time to .
3 It took him a long while before he could face Magrit again .
4 It took him a long time to recover .
5 Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time .
6 It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife .
7 Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time .
8 Take him a long way from the Tree and kill him ! ’
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