Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] a long time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Some of them you remember the table we had a long time ago showing the reactivity of different elements , particularly the metals when we were looking at metals . |
| 32 | You know , we had a long time really just to kind of toss out . |
| 33 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 34 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 35 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 36 | They took a long time to settle , missing more than they realised the wise , old heads of Ackford , Teague and even Richards . |
| 37 | Mozart , whose feelings for her took a long time to cool , later wrote more music for her , including the role of Madame Herz in his Singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario ) , and she was the first Viennese Donna Anna in Don Giovanni . |
| 38 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 39 | They waited a long time while the hounds drew the covert . |
| 40 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 41 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 42 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 43 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 44 | It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence . |
| 45 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 46 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
| 47 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
| 48 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 49 | It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale . |
| 50 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 51 | ‘ It happened a long time ago , my dear , when we were quite small , romping in the wood . |
| 52 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 53 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 54 | He spent a long time listening , and then said , ‘ You know , George Dionisovich , you 've fallen into to the hands of the Mafia . |
| 55 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 56 | It rang a long time before a woman 's voice answered — the same woman . |
| 57 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 58 | He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why . |
| 59 | He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome . |
| 60 | He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome . |