Example sentences of "[coord] take a [adj] [noun] [verb] " 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 | Our next move was to co-operate with anglers by meeting the National Federation of Anglers and taking a joint initiative to remove the use of lead in anglers ' tackle . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Jess found the money , pressed it into his hand and took a backward look to see if there was the chance of a run for the doors . |
| 9 | Well , you know , Donald came up here year after year and took a real tongue lashing and you did n't really put anything down there that could be criticized this year but you said we 're gon na fight . |
| 10 | Masters champion Fred Couples , tied for the lead after 17 holes , drove his ball out of bounds on the 18th and took a double bogey to drop one shot behind the Zimbabwean at 71 in the 36-hole event between winners of this year 's four major championships . |
| 11 | India were 397 for three and take a 50-run first-innings lead into the fourth day . |