Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a long time [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 But those old ideas do take a long time to die .
2 You do take a long time to come out has not reached the non strikers and er , some said he had a little reading from who .
3 Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender .
4 Oh every year , oh well we 've got a long time to keep it going , within about the first , within about the first month daddy managed to get the iron on the top
5 They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon
6 After all , they have had a long time to become used to them .
7 The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge .
8 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
9 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
10 ‘ We have waited a long time to have car tax taken off , but VAT is still 17.5 per cent , ’ he says .
11 ‘ You have waited a long time to tell me .
12 I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error .
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