Example sentences of "has taken a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 2 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 3 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 4 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 7 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 8 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 9 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 10 | No , I , I gather he has taken a long weekend , I do n't know where he 's whisked himself off to , but I 'm afraid I wo n't be here , er next week , I do n't know , quite know who will be , but er , Dominic 's taking er , a well needed rest . |
| 11 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |