Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The erm difference in cer some things can seem a long time ago and some are relatively recent . |
| 3 | Like a wound in your own flesh , a clean cut heals quickly , but a jagged , ragged , bruised gash can take a long time to heel and is open to infection all that time . |
| 4 | Defending a petition can take a long time and be expensive . |
| 5 | Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned . |
| 6 | Be warned though : commercial music can take a long time to clear and can also be expensive . |
| 7 | The morphological system can require a long time to obtain the syntactic information for a word . |
| 8 | Cuffs and hem are knitted , and though this does n't suit everyone — the knitting can take a long time to dry out if it gets wet — I do n't find it unacceptable . |
| 9 | Reconciling yourself to making the final decision can take a long time and be very painful . |