Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] take a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attempt to establish a ‘ liberal communist ’ regime under Imre Nagy which appeared likely to take Hungary out of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation was brutally crushed by Soviet tanks in October 1956 , and a new leadership under János Kádár was installed which took a long time to establish any measure of domestic support . |
| 2 | Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one ! |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | Type-cases too were heavy , and if one fell it took a long time to sort out the type again . |
| 5 | Do you get results quickly and often , or do they take a long time to come through ? |
| 6 | Did it take a long time ? |
| 7 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 8 | Yeah he said it takes a long time |
| 9 | ‘ Does it take a long time to do ? ’ said Masklin . |