Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] taken [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 2 | In her agitation she had taken the longer route on to the Quay de Cologny . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 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 . |
| 12 | It had taken a long while , Harry thought as he glanced fondly at Cora-Beth , before he had got over Madeleine 's rejection of him and the shock of her marriage to Dunbar . |
| 13 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 14 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He had taken a longer walk than he intended and by the time he returned to the coast road at Newlyn it was quite dark . |
| 17 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |