Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] a long [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean . |
| 2 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 3 | It would take her a long while to learn to become one of them . |
| 4 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
| 5 | Erm that 's the plan of course it it will take us a long time to find something suitable . |
| 6 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 7 | You may find it a long way to come for a comparatively short meeting and I should also mention that we have a regular reporter who covers the meeting on behalf of the Courier and the Garstang Guardian . |