Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [vb infin] 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Today , several men would spend a considerable time erecting steel scaffolding before such a job would be attempted . |
| 15 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
| 16 | 3 ) Sex : Amateur sexologists will have a good time too . |
| 17 | The others will take a long time to recover . |