Example sentences of "[noun] may [vb infin] a long [noun] " 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 | However , where the assumption is a letting for a term expiring after the actual term on the terms of the actual lease , the hypothetical lease may have a long period without review . |
| 3 | For those contemplating a university course , graduation may seem a long way off — 1997 and beyond — and thoughts of what to do afterwards may understandably be equally distant . |
| 4 | For others , a visit to the clinic may involve a long journey , time lost and money spent , with the net result a prescription for medicine which there is no possibility of buying . |
| 5 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 6 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 7 | Lastly , careful use of space in the table layout may go a long way towards helpful guiding of the eye . |
| 8 | To wait until their children are in the secondary stage may seem a long time for delay . |