The longer the speaker was speaking

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentences sound natural.

The longer the speaker was speaking, the less interested the audience became. About forty minutes into his long-winded speech, the half of the listeners had already left.
 

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I am wondering if my sentences sound natural.

The longer the speaker [STRIKE]was speaking[/STRIKE] spoke/went on/droned on/banged on, the less interested the audience became. About forty minutes into his long-winded speech, [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] half [of] the listeners had already left.

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