Example sentences of "take a long [noun sg] to die " in BNC.
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| 1 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
| 2 | Littleton , Massachusetts-based Alliant Computer Systems Corp is taking a long time to die — too long for Craig Mundie , who resigned as president and chief executive to accept a position with Microsoft Corp as general manager , Advanced Consumer Technologies . |
| 3 | The switched-off siren was taking a long time to die . |
| 4 | The picturesque view , which envisages life as art , took a long time to die . |
| 5 | Victims frequently took a long time to die , often very unpleasantly . |
| 6 | I always make sure they take a long time to die . ’ |