Example sentences of "[verb] taken a long [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 7 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 9 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 10 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 11 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 12 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 13 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 14 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 15 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 16 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |