Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |
| 2 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 3 | Given the long times required to charge the larger rods , you can see that after getting a first qualitative result with the smallest rods within a few weeks , a proper quantitative analysis to test the variation with rod diameter and current , and so establish the nature of the effect would take a long time . |
| 4 | Unless those tariffs are diminished our textile industry will have a tough time , and more jobs will be lost . |
| 5 | Similarly , an only child may have a tough time leaving home without the support of brothers and sisters . |
| 6 | But the Chancellor may have a hard time explaining why the pound has to shadow the Deutschmark . |
| 7 | If any of these poor beggars die of cold old Starling will have a hard time digging a hole for them . ’ |
| 8 | A minute may sound a short time , but it can easily mean the difference between life and death to someone in the water . ’ |
| 9 | A person must have a reasonable time to prepare his case . |
| 10 | A revival will take a long time , warned Davies , but spirited performances from players like Copsey and Lewis must give some cause for optimism . |
| 11 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 12 | There is no right in Community law to have a lawyer present for such meetings , although normally the Commission will allow a limited time to elapse for the parties to acquire legal representation . |
| 13 | Collection can involve a considerable time delay especially if exchange control regulations have to be satisfied . |
| 14 | Like a wound in your own flesh , a clean cut heals quickly , but a jagged , ragged , bruised gash can take a long time to heel and is open to infection all that time . |
| 15 | Defending a petition can take a long time and be expensive . |
| 16 | Be warned though : commercial music can take a long time to clear and can also be expensive . |
| 17 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 18 | He was tremendously successful and his successor will have a hard time emulating him . |
| 19 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 20 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 21 | However , he stressed that economic growth was still heavily dependent on continued flows of external assistance , since the programmes under way would take a long time to carry out . |
| 22 | The letter expresses four concerns about the TGAT report : that the assessment proposals require an enormously elaborate and complex system ; that there will be heavy reliance on teachers ' judgements in addition to the nationally prescribed tests ; that the costs will be considerable ; and that the new system will take a long time to implement . |
| 23 | ‘ Developing a single European currency will take a long time but it will make the most significant contribution to European , and therefore world , financial stability . |
| 24 | The morphological system can require a long time to obtain the syntactic information for a word . |
| 25 | Cuffs and hem are knitted , and though this does n't suit everyone — the knitting can take a long time to dry out if it gets wet — I do n't find it unacceptable . |
| 26 | Reconciling yourself to making the final decision can take a long time and be very painful . |
| 27 | For example a particular combination of kinetic and chemical energy at a certain temperature may give a cleaning time of ten minutes . |
| 28 | To wait until their children are in the secondary stage may seem a long time for delay . |