Example sentences of "[conj] take a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | It is towards high definition programs that take a long time to write . |
| 3 | We are committed to putting money and people into the sort of programmes that take a long time to make . |
| 4 | Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further . |
| 5 | Perhaps we should stop castigating individual managers , coaches and players and take a long , hard look at the structure of our sporting institutions . |