Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a long [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plan 's changes should go a long way to drag Lloyd 's up to the standards of other financial markets . |
| 2 | And no matter how fresh the lads might get they 'll have a long way to go before they reach your handling , wo n't they , Andrew ? ’ |
| 3 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
| 4 | Aristocratic rivalries might go a long way to explain the ineffectiveness of English armies , as one of the chronicler 's few detailed descriptions of internal affairs indicates . |
| 5 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 6 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 7 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 8 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 9 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 10 | The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety . |
| 11 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 12 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 13 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 14 | However , he stressed that economic growth was still heavily dependent on continued flows of external assistance , since the programmes under way would take a long time to carry out . |
| 15 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 16 | This form of socialism , based upon the accountability of the state to society rather than vice versa , would take a long time to develop , but it was this form of socialism that supporters of perestroika hoped the Party Conference would develop further — as indeed it did . |
| 17 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 18 | Then he would move to another par of the bed , away from the cold wet patch that would take a long time to dry and leave a stiff yellow stain on the mattress . |
| 19 | A complication was that it had to be reduced in a complicated , controlled manner or the electricity grid throughout Ulster would be burned out and would require a long time to replace after the strike would be over . |
| 20 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 21 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
| 22 | The others will take a long time to recover . |
| 23 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |
| 24 | The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal . |
| 25 | ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’ |
| 26 | The letter expresses four concerns about the TGAT report : that the assessment proposals require an enormously elaborate and complex system ; that there will be heavy reliance on teachers ' judgements in addition to the nationally prescribed tests ; that the costs will be considerable ; and that the new system will take a long time to implement . |
| 27 | That will take a long time to go I think |
| 28 | But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude . |
| 29 | However , the Bill requires those galleries to buy works of art , but it will take a long time to make such acquisitions . |
| 30 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |