Example sentences of "it [vb past] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
| 2 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
| 3 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
| 9 | It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale . |
| 10 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 11 | ‘ It happened a long time ago , my dear , when we were quite small , romping in the wood . |
| 12 | It rang a long time before a woman 's voice answered — the same woman . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says . |
| 16 | It took a long time to figure out how his hair goes . |
| 17 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 18 | It took a long time to bring the fire under control , the local pubs kept open for three days and nights . |
| 19 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 20 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 21 | Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover . |
| 22 | It took a long time to break away from the idea that children were at best potentially evil and indolent , that they were little pitchers that had to be filled with information and moral guidance before they filled themselves with wickedness , idleness , and nonsense . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 24 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |
| 25 | ‘ It took a long time for all this to evolve . |
| 26 | Now 43 , she is married with a two-year-old daughter and says it took a long time to settle down to a ‘ normal life ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 28 | It took a long time , the waiting . ’ |
| 29 | At any rate it took a long time to synthesize . |
| 30 | It took a long time , but she finally got the drunken figure out of the door and closed it firmly behind him . |