Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want music to frighten me like T Rex or Johnny Rotten : I 'll be waiting a long time for that in Dublin . ’ |
| 2 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
| 3 | ‘ He could be gone a long time , you know . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 5 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 6 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 7 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 8 | ‘ Secrets can be kept a long time , ’ he says . |