Example sentences of "take a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will take a little time for me to forget the hurt and the disappointment … |
| 2 | The man regarded by Peter Swales , at Manchester City , as a little dull , introduced himself at Oakwell by saying : ‘ It may take a little time , but I can assure you that we will get promotion within three years . ’ |
| 3 | It may take a little time to adjust to anything , from strange surroundings to a new mattress . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 5 | However , convincing myself the pebbles I was climbing on would n't pull out did take a little time . |
| 6 | The keyboard controls can take a little time to get used to — here 's a list of the main commands : |
| 7 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 8 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 9 | ‘ Maybe we should take a little time out … just the two of us … |
| 10 | It does take a little time to right a market that has got so badly out of step . ’ |
| 11 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 12 | ‘ It will take a long time , we are just emerging from the dark ages , but things do n't happen if you do n't make them . |
| 13 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 14 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 15 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 16 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 17 | Then he would move to another par of the bed , away from the cold wet patch that would take a long time to dry and leave a stiff yellow stain on the mattress . |
| 18 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop . |
| 20 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 21 | The trouble has been , however , that with the longer construction periods for nuclear stations and the further period before their cheaper running costs will allegedly show up , it can take a long time to see which way the scales really tip . |
| 22 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 23 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 24 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 25 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 26 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 27 | An old person who is bedbound may get pressure sores or ulcers in a very short time and these can take a long time to heal ( see page 78 ) . |
| 28 | Quite often ( but not always ) such cases are called in by the Secretary of State even where the planning authority is minded to grant consent , in order to allow interested groups a chance to air their views ; so it can all take a long time . |
| 29 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 30 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |