Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] a [adv] long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll wait a very long time to do that , ’ he gritted . |
| 2 | You know , as we sit back and just wait for God to bless us we 'll wait an awful long time . |
| 3 | You could spend a very long time , trying to understand that woman . " |
| 4 | Yes , I think I mean if one goes into corruption one could spend an awful long time . |
| 5 | This may mean that a file which operates well under normal conditions , i.e. many home records being accessed but few synonyms , may take a relatively long time to process sequentially . |
| 6 | However desirable this might be , in a highly complex and differentiated society such as ours this undertaking would need a very long time given our present methods , resources and interests . |
| 7 | It would take a very long time to implement and would be very costly . |
| 8 | The Gaullist conception of state broadcasting would prove an unconscionably long time in dying-in May 1986 Communications Minister Léotard still referred to the need to reduce state control — ‘ la desétatisation de l'audiovisuel ’ . |
| 9 | We can assume that in a normal working session a lexicographer will spend a relatively long time thinking as opposed to manipulating text . |
| 10 | ‘ It will take a very long time before we can fully cooperate ’ , said Czech-born Thomas Messer . |
| 11 | Of course , that will take a very long time indeed . |
| 12 | The move towards economic sanctions is necessary , unfortunately , but sanctions will take a very long time to work . |
| 13 | New trees are being planted but it will take a very long time to repair the damage . |
| 14 | Litigation , on the other hand , can take a very long time . |
| 15 | However , this can take a very long time to accomplish — some flyers never manage it — and will bring you closer and closer to the next stage to be conquered — the nose-in hover . |