Example sentences of "so long [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith yelled , and as fury which she just could not contain spiralled out of control , her right hand arced through the air , and even as she hit him with all her strength , she was still yelling , ‘ Since it seems to be taking so long to sink in , you can bank on it — whoever pays my mortgage , you 're far , far at the back of the queue ! ’ |
| 2 | This is what Alexander experienced and is the very reason why it took him so long to sort out the problem with his voice . |
| 3 | Ca n't think what took you so long to get around to it , old chap , ’ Aubrey said . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry we 've taken so long to get round to you , Mrs Grogan , but we 've been very busy . |
| 5 | It is the main reason why it is taking so long to get round this course . |
| 6 | It takes so long to get off ! |
| 7 | ‘ They take so long to get back to pupils , ’ was one comment . |
| 8 | Apologising for not being in Northern Ireland since his first concert three years ago , he added : ‘ I 'm sorry it took me so long to get back . |
| 9 | It had taken her so long to walk round , it took hardly more than three minutes in the boat . |
| 10 | This is one reason why its taken me so long to find out about this mailing list . |
| 11 | I can not for the life of me see why children have to take so long to grow up . |
| 12 | The simple reason that the PC took so long to catch up is a direct result of its design . |