Example sentences of "a long [noun] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's going to be a long struggle getting established and until I am I do n't see how … ’ |
| 2 | And that took a long time getting used to . |
| 3 | On the morning of the day when Therese Aschmann was due to arrive in Hochhauser , Willi spent a long time getting ready before he went to meet her at the station . |
| 4 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 5 | It takes a long time to get used to it . ’ |
| 6 | By this time we feel as if we are Hemingway 's companion , hauling out the bodies one by one , so that when he says ‘ Well you waited a long time to get sick brother . |