Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] a long time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so . |
| 2 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 3 | You may be happiest asking a professional to cut out your mount unless you are confident that you will do it properly , as it is a skill that takes a long time to perfect , and a badly cut mount is as off-putting as a badly made frame . |
| 4 | And that took a long time getting used to . |
| 5 | It was one of those accidents that took a long time to begin to feel serious . |
| 6 | We are committed to putting money and people into the sort of programmes that take a long time to make . |
| 7 | ‘ I think it 's a waste of time growing vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages that take a long time to grow and are cheap in the shops , but I enjoy growing beans , carrots and marrows . |
| 8 | It is towards high definition programs that take a long time to write . |
| 9 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 10 | Evolution Without Evidence is not a creationist broadside , but an interesting and well-written exercise on the theme that the young Charles Darwin became convinced of evolution but felt that he did not have the evidence to convince his contemporaries , and spent a long time getting it together and arranging it — so long that he was taken by surprise and had to get out the Origin prematurely ( as he always said himself ) . |
| 11 | They started in the Fabric Hall , and spent a long time fingering various swathes of cloth . |
| 12 | And so Willi was squeezing himself into his best suit , the one he wore for daytime ceremonial occasions , and had spattered himself lavishly with aftershave cologne , and spent a long time arranging the frill of curls round his bald crown . |
| 13 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
| 14 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
| 15 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 16 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |