Example sentences of "take a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 4 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop . |
| 10 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 13 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 16 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 20 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |
| 21 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 22 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 23 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |
| 24 | Reconciling yourself to making the final decision can take a long time and be very painful . |
| 25 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
| 26 | Be warned though : commercial music can take a long time to clear and can also be expensive . |
| 27 | It will take a long time . ’ |
| 28 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 29 | A revival will take a long time , warned Davies , but spirited performances from players like Copsey and Lewis must give some cause for optimism . |
| 30 | It can take a long time for a woman to rid herself of the automatic assumptions that she has absorbed about home-making , and learn to fashion an approach which suits her and her family . |