Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [verb] [art] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 2 | A complication was that it had to be reduced in a complicated , controlled manner or the electricity grid throughout Ulster would be burned out and would require a long time to replace after the strike would be over . |
| 3 | The ferret can drink and will live a long time should it escape . |
| 4 | The solvents persist for many years , and can take a long time to be degraded or removed ; the good news is that , unlike some other forms of pollution , spillages of volatile organochlorines are apparently becoming rarer as awareness of the consequences of poor practice increases . |
| 5 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |