Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 collection of data may take a long time especially if the survey covers a wide geographical area
2 It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours .
3 Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement .
4 The second alternative would take a long time to achieve .
5 Given the long times required to charge the larger rods , you can see that after getting a first qualitative result with the smallest rods within a few weeks , a proper quantitative analysis to test the variation with rod diameter and current , and so establish the nature of the effect would take a long time .
6 Unless those tariffs are diminished our textile industry will have a tough time , and more jobs will be lost .
7 Reserves Duncan Chapman and Paul Pickering can expect a difficult time against in-form Dane , Richard Juul , and Max Schofield , the former Bear who will be determined to prove a point to Middlesbrough for allowing him to move on .
8 Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature .
9 Similarly , an only child may have a tough time leaving home without the support of brothers and sisters .
10 But the Chancellor may have a hard time explaining why the pound has to shadow the Deutschmark .
11 This means Zeneca might have a hard time charging much more than Merck 's price for its drug , even if Merrem is better .
12 COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes .
13 Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad .
14 While it is true that the speculation is an essential part of science , and true that new ideas may have a hard time gaining acceptance , it does not follow that untested science belongs in court .
15 Those days must seem a long time ago .
16 But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks .
17 If any of these poor beggars die of cold old Starling will have a hard time digging a hole for them . ’
18 The last recommendation was seized upon by critics who calculate that storing the most frequently-used books high up in the four towers will create a considerable time delay in transporting them down to the reading areas .
19 A minute may sound a short time , but it can easily mean the difference between life and death to someone in the water . ’
20 A person must have a reasonable time to prepare his case .
21 Betty and Joanne must have a hard time managing . ’
22 A revival will take a long time , warned Davies , but spirited performances from players like Copsey and Lewis must give some cause for optimism .
23 The erm difference in cer some things can seem a long time ago and some are relatively recent .
24 If your attitude to me is anything to go by , Petula must have a thin time of it . ’
25 In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time .
26 The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal .
27 There is no right in Community law to have a lawyer present for such meetings , although normally the Commission will allow a limited time to elapse for the parties to acquire legal representation .
28 ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’
29 Collection can involve a considerable time delay especially if exchange control regulations have to be satisfied .
30 To say this is not the same as complaining of his acknowledgement that poor people can have a good time .
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