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 ? |