Example sentences of "be [verb] [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | I want music to frighten me like T Rex or Johnny Rotten : I 'll be waiting a long time for that in Dublin . ’ |
2 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
3 | ‘ He could be gone a long time , you know . ’ |
4 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
5 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
6 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
7 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
8 | ‘ Secrets can be kept a long time , ’ he says . |