Example sentences of "taken a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 2 | She had always taken a long time over her toilet : a review of her clothes ; a long-drawn-out bath ; massage ; manicure ; then her hair and make-up . |
| 3 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 4 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 5 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 6 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 7 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 8 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 9 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 10 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 11 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 12 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 13 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 14 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 16 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |
| 17 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 18 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 19 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 20 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 21 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ She 's taken a long time to throw off the illness and is still not fully fit , ’ said Sheppard 's Milngavie and Bearsden coach , Alex McNeil . |
| 24 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 25 | Ooh I was taken a long time ago . |
| 26 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |