Example sentences of "be a long time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know I 've been a long time on this but I 'll I think it 's nearly there . |
| 2 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
| 3 | It 's been a long time in the pipeline … |
| 4 | " I believe the house is — pretty historic — been a long time in Preston 's family , " David Fairfax went on . |
| 5 | Wise men are a long time in the ship |
| 6 | Well it 's gon na be a long time off that yet , another half an hour |
| 7 | The TRW group is working on the same lines-but it will be a long time before GI Joe puts his faith in orders from General Computer . |
| 8 | Three years can be a long time in a young life , Bernice concluded , and three years in Bernice 's century had certainly changed Ace . |
| 9 | We shall be a long time in Isvik . |
| 10 | These whirlwind developments were a long time in the planning but the results came with staggering speed and remarkable good nature and co-operation which finally sees the rugby world totally united once again but with a new combined force lurking below the equator . |
| 11 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 12 | ‘ That last one were a long time before your time , Tom . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a long time to me . |
| 14 | That 's a long time to be shopping . ’ |
| 15 | That 's just That 's a long time to be You must be the oldest family in do you think . |
| 16 | It 's a long time to be at work . |
| 17 | but they do n't arrive there until erm Sunday night , so it 's a long time on the coach |
| 18 | It 's a long time at the sink . ’ |
| 19 | That 's a long time at one club . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's a long time off dark . |
| 21 | It 's a long time off it 's in August . |
| 22 | ‘ Well it 's a long time since dinner . |
| 23 | It 's a long time since Eddie the Eagle … the clown prince of sport bounced along the streets of Cheltenham … but Britain 's one and only ski jump champion is planning a comeback … |
| 24 | It 's a long time till then , ’ a distraught Mrs Lawler answered . |
| 25 | The intuition behind this result is that , when there is a long time to the delivery date , there is still much time for new information to affect the delivery price , and therefore any single piece of information is relatively unimportant . |
| 26 | The current yield is therefore only really useful when there is a long time to maturity , in which case the capital gain or loss element will be small . |
| 27 | ‘ Ten months is a long time to be apart and then to be brought together to compete against such a good , experienced team as the Lions , ’ said Grant Fox , New Zealand 's masterly goal kicker . |
| 28 | Because 24 hours is a long time for spectators to stand and watch a race , many attractions were added to the occasion to provide a gala atmosphere , including the famous fun fair . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The method can work if there is a long time for the change-over , if both channels can be kept open and if it does not matter that the two systems are being used haphazardly . |