Example sentences of "[noun] will [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A revival will take a long time , warned Davies , but spirited performances from players like Copsey and Lewis must give some cause for optimism . |
| 2 | The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal . |
| 3 | ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’ |
| 4 | Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months . |
| 5 | Well-designed signs are expensive , but this expense is a good investment in that the signs will last a long time and help overcome the physical barriers of the library . |
| 6 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 7 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 8 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
| 9 | The letter expresses four concerns about the TGAT report : that the assessment proposals require an enormously elaborate and complex system ; that there will be heavy reliance on teachers ' judgements in addition to the nationally prescribed tests ; that the costs will be considerable ; and that the new system will take a long time to implement . |
| 10 | ‘ Developing a single European currency will take a long time but it will make the most significant contribution to European , and therefore world , financial stability . |
| 11 | The others will take a long time to recover . |