Example sentences of "[noun] takes a long " in BNC.

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1 Ascending its professional hierarchies takes a long time .
2 This trend will be most prevalent among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment .
3 This trend will be most prevelant among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment .
4 If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice .
5 The difference is that your body takes a long time to react to the tetanus antitoxin Sorry , to the tetanus vaccine , to make antibodies against it .
6 The legal process takes a long time and the task of getting new Regulations approved remained incomplete when I retired .
7 However , if that application process takes a long time , it is felt that one can not upset that person 's lifestyle — he may be married — and he is allowed to stay .
8 Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change .
9 If DPR takes a long position , I 'll press a red button .
10 The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us .
11 Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ?
12 The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out .
13 Hdtest takes a long time to complete its task ; I just leave it running overnight .
14 But ‘ catch-up ’ in science takes a long time , and the legacy of that Stalinist assault persists in the USSR 's current backwardness in genetic engineering ; it is probably also reflected in the poor agricultural productivity of the country .
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