Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relative speed with which emancipation came about after he ascended the throne gives the impression that he addressed himself to it with enthusiasm , but even in Russian politics six years was a long time . |
| 2 | Ten years was a long time , Mary thought . |
| 3 | But twelve days was a long time . |
| 4 | Twenty years was a long time to bear dependence if your spirit craved something stronger and your intelligence rebelled at continual submission to powers who neither , Anna felt , knew or cared how she and Peter lived . |
| 5 | Thirty years was a long time to stay with one company . |
| 6 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |