Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb base] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are committed to putting money and people into the sort of programmes that take a long time to make . |
| 2 | Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly . |
| 3 | Is he aware that even when people are examined , are found to have cataracts and wait a long time for the operation , some of them — such as a 91-year-old constituent of mine — are told that Royal Oldham hospital , which has been granted trust status , does not have the money to provide the necessary medicines and has money to help only the elderly ? |
| 4 | ‘ I think it 's a waste of time growing vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages that take a long time to grow and are cheap in the shops , but I enjoy growing beans , carrots and marrows . |
| 5 | It is towards high definition programs that take a long time to write . |