Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [art] long time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Since it necessarily takes a long time to produce such a report , the mandatory period within which the legal claim should be registered has frequently , even usually , expired before the report is available . |
2 | They were out there , it just took a long time to find them . |
3 | However , the seeds had been sown in my mind — they just took a long time to grow ! |
4 | Still takes a long time to chew . |
5 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
6 | Also the fragility of the grammar — there are a number of features that are not covered by the grammar and it often takes a long time to reject the sentence . |
7 | We often take a long time to hear of what is going on in the outside world and when we do find out , it can take even longer to get into the field . |
8 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
9 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
10 | Victims frequently took a long time to die , often very unpleasantly . |
11 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |