Example sentences of "taking a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 2 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 3 | Although John was generally a quick worker , Anne Heaton remembers him as taking a long time over this work and seeming nervous about it . |
| 4 | For example , a client may come to a bureau because he is concerned that the housing benefit to which he is entitled is taking a long time to materialise . |
| 5 | Our prospective visitor bowed to the inevitable and wrote to us : ‘ Owing to procedure for obtaining a visa usually taking a long time it seems impossible to start our work at the date you suggested . |
| 6 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 7 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 8 | Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so . |
| 9 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time . |
| 12 | It is taking a long time to redesign the business processes of these industries . |
| 13 | These services are still delivered through the traditional hierarchical structures with decisions being ‘ handed down ’ and information from the ground level taking a long time to reach and influence the making of decisions and policy . |
| 14 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 15 | She had done another paragraph before it occurred to her that he was taking a long time in Georgina 's office . |
| 16 | It 's taking a long time to heal . ’ |
| 17 | Things had not gone too smoothly in hospital and it was taking a long time to recover . |
| 18 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 19 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 20 | This is taking a long time . |
| 21 | This is taking a long time . |
| 22 | The switched-off siren was taking a long time to die . |
| 23 | So I think we are actually obliged , and it 's right that people should be consulted , but there is a point about it that it takes an awful long time and that is actually the reason why we 've got er a whole programme of urban safety management schemes that er are taking a long time to develop , it 's almost two years now , and the main reason for that is toing and froing with different designs with members of the public and the worst thing we could do is actually put in a package of schemes which people say , well that 's not what we wanted anyway . |
| 24 | Erm , I was going to mention , as Rob has done the increase in new complaints , which I think is somewhat welcome erm , we 're still taking a long time from the averages over the last twelve months , I think that 's just reflecting being out some days over the ones you 've been talking about , er , we 're down on actual stage one equipments in the month erm , we 're not quite sure why that is , mm it 's just the way things have panned out . |
| 25 | Formed in teams , this task it was then to er across the practice areas whose task it was to get into those clients , get to know them , get to know their industry , get to know the people and find ways in which we could actually penetrate them and er open doors and that was going to take a long time and it is taking a long time . |
| 26 | ‘ Everything official here seems to be tied up in red tape , so although it 's taking a long time I 'm sure the licence is being processed , ’ she declared defiantly . |
| 27 | I simply say that on the debates we 've had on the Policing Bill , I 've learnt what the functions of your Noble House is all about and the speech that 's just been made from across the Chamber from me , sums up entirely my views on the matter , and I say to your Lordships House that on the basis of experience as Northern Ireland Secretary when one is a Home Secretary for a province and there 's a number of people in this House who 've had a job to do including the Noble Lord , The Noble Viscount Whitelaw who set the tone of the way we all proceeded , I accept that , the one of the things we had to do there was bring democracy back to policing and the primary force of policing is taking a long time to do and that here as Home Secretary , everything I learned there was , stop the growing centralisation and the weakening of the police authorities and police force and this Bill does exactly that But now one of the questions I 've asked myself and it 's the only point because all the points have been made that I really want to ask the Government is what are these appointees for ? |
| 28 | Those hyacinths in the cauldron are taking a long time to come out are n't they ? |
| 29 | it 's just taking a long time . |
| 30 | Taking a long time . |