Example sentences of "long time for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 3 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 4 | My father had a and he said it would be forty seven , say it would likely be forty seven , but that 's forty seven is two year eight month away , which is a long time for me to keep it going . |
| 5 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 6 | But it 'll take quite a long time for them to go though . |
| 7 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 8 | It takes an awful long time for you to regain that and to feel safe in your own homes . |
| 9 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 10 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 11 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 12 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |