Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [art] long time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so . |
| 2 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 3 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
| 4 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
| 5 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 6 | 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 . |