Example sentences of "[verb] take a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 3 | Why do so many people want to take a long journey into that rather strange place that is known as Adland . |
| 4 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 5 | ‘ As soon as my work here is finished ’ , he wrote to Constanze , ‘ I shall join you , for I intend to take a long rest in your arms ; and I shall really need it , for all this mental worry and all the rushing about in connection with it is really wearing me out … . ’ |
| 6 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 7 | He paused to take a long draught of his own coffee . |
| 8 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 9 | ‘ No , my health broke down and I was ordered to take a long holiday in the South of France or Italy . ’ |