Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
2 | Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature . |
3 | COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes . |
4 | While it is true that the speculation is an essential part of science , and true that new ideas may have a hard time gaining acceptance , it does not follow that untested science belongs in court . |
5 | Those days must seem a long time ago . |
6 | The last recommendation was seized upon by critics who calculate that storing the most frequently-used books high up in the four towers will create a considerable time delay in transporting them down to the reading areas . |
7 | The erm difference in cer some things can seem a long time ago and some are relatively recent . |
8 | ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’ |
9 | PCR methods ( 6-9 ) obviating the processing of miniprep cultures would offer a great time saving but as yet , reliable large scale methods are not available . |
10 | Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned . |
11 | The keyboard controls can take a little time to get used to — here 's a list of the main commands : |
12 | Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months . |
13 | Well-designed signs are expensive , but this expense is a good investment in that the signs will last a long time and help overcome the physical barriers of the library . |
14 | Current affairs programmes will have a tougher time : if Thames wins back its franchise , it will probably continue to make This Week . |
15 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
16 | Today , several men would spend a considerable time erecting steel scaffolding before such a job would be attempted . |
17 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
18 | 3 ) Sex : Amateur sexologists will have a good time too . |
19 | The others will take a long time to recover . |