Example sentences of "he [vb past] a long time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 2 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 3 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 4 | He spent a long time listening , and then said , ‘ You know , George Dionisovich , you 've fallen into to the hands of the Mafia . |
| 5 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 6 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 7 | He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why . |
| 8 | It is a drawing of a girl ( young woman ) , a nude , not like anything else of his I have seen , and I think it must be something he did a long time ago . |
| 9 | The tsar was well aware that the legislation left much to be desired and delayed publishing it until 5 March , the first day of Lent : " alarmed by the prospect of riot , " wrote an admittedly hostile contemporary , " he hesitated a long time before choosing a day for promulgating the sham freedom and eventually chose the day when it was least of all expected " . |
| 10 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 11 | You know he sounded a long time when he was saying it . |
| 12 | He waited a long time , and when the young doctor finally came out , it was almost dark . |
| 13 | He waited a long time for her response . |