Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] take a long [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming .
2 He was a perfectionist , and the job took a long time .
3 The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us .
4 The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out .
5 In the UK , the Government took a long look at the spectrum before launching a fifth and sixth TV channel .
6 And the City took a long time to wake up to Europe 's moves towards monetary union ; its bid to host a European central bank was made later than most others .
7 Two years ago the couple took a long holiday .
8 The sinews of political and economic integration required to enable the expanded raising of resources by the Crown took a long time to create .
9 Persuading a child to take a long course of medicine is usually a struggle , as children often dislike the taste .
10 Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ?
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