Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be happiest asking a professional to cut out your mount unless you are confident that you will do it properly , as it is a skill that takes a long time to perfect , and a badly cut mount is as off-putting as a badly made frame . |
| 2 | Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly . |
| 3 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
| 4 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't pick Davis , we chose each other and decided a long time ago that we wanted to play this tournament together . |
| 6 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 7 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 8 | A tightly compacted surface of graded stones kept water at bay and lasted a long time . |
| 9 | But that 's the hard way and takes a long time . |