Example sentences of "a long [noun] get [pron] " in BNC.

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1 That was the other thing , it took me a long fight to get my eye drops .
2 oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about
3 Evolution Without Evidence is not a creationist broadside , but an interesting and well-written exercise on the theme that the young Charles Darwin became convinced of evolution but felt that he did not have the evidence to convince his contemporaries , and spent a long time getting it together and arranging it — so long that he was taken by surprise and had to get out the Origin prematurely ( as he always said himself ) .
4 The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want .
5 ‘ It took me a hell of a long time to get everyone to go , ’ Faye 's husband said explosively as he strode into the room .
6 ‘ I have been waiting for a long time to get my hands on this one ’ , a review of Nicolson by Kingsley Amis began .
7 Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right .
8 It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more .
9 ‘ She 'll be safe enough , but I 've a feeling it will be a long job to get her back on an even keel .
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