Example sentences of "[pron] takes [art] long " in BNC.

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1 There seems to be a memory for elaborate patterns and sequences which takes a long time to develop .
2 So you could just all out in rhyming prose which takes a long time .
3 But it is the staging post for the final leg which takes the long distance route to Fort William — and it 's the beginning of another fine walk which , like the Way , skirts the heights of the Mamore range to reach scenic Glen Nevis .
4 It is this same idea which she develops here , as she takes a long and loving look at the work of 28 contemporary artists who have an honoured place in the Middlesbrough permanent collection .
5 But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) .
6 The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments .
7 It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds .
8 It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death .
9 It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly .
10 But it takes a long time to regain trust .
11 The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want .
12 Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round .
13 ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone .
14 Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc .
15 It takes a long time for an explosion in the southern hemisphere to affect the north ; an eruption in the northern hemisphere has a much quicker impact on us .
16 He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind .
17 Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you .
18 ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep .
19 I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted .
20 ‘ There are only one hundred mountain guides in the country at the moment , probably because it takes a long time to qualify and the standards are very high .
21 These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command .
22 That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there .
23 So it takes a long time think more egalitarian .
24 There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ .
25 He added almost apologetically , " It takes a long time .
26 I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love .
27 Food photography is all about presentation and it takes a long time , which is why we have a new home economist on the team .
28 It takes a long time to get used to it . ’
29 Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone .
30 It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’
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