Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that Mr Jotter gave them each a long word typed on a piece of card . |
| 2 | ‘ To begin with , I 've been on my own a long time , and the longer one is alone the more used to it and the more choosy one becomes . |
| 3 | ‘ Because it took me such a long time to find you . ’ |
| 4 | But it took her such a long while before she would sit in one of these . |
| 5 | Yeah , but anything she does takes her such a long time , I mean like the ironing like |
| 6 | I 've known them all a long time and I love 'em … |
| 7 | Many ailments , especially viral ones such as Fish Pox , can make themselves apparent a long time after purchase : in other words , unless you go the whole hog , like the very top Koi-keepers , quarantine is no guarantee that all will be well . |
| 8 | Well I think they 're so , my own I do n't mind paying a bit more for really , because they 're so last me such a long while . |
| 9 | Christine said , ‘ He 's using ‘ Du' ’ to address us , as though he 's known us all a long time . ’ |