Example sentences of "take [art] long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Otherwise , if they take the long route , it adds ten days going from Guam in the Pacific to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean .
2 thank you , now we 're going to bind this up , you take the long edge , sorry that goes down the long edge comes first of all over the two fingers and round the base of the thumb
3 So , if you have to cope with recrimination , invidious comparisons and abuse from your son or daughter , take the long view and remain solid and safe ; it may be painful for you , but it will pay off in the longer term .
4 In apprehension of the critical hordes sweeping through Cologne en route to Documenta and the Basel Art Fair , many galleries are ending the spring season with shows that take the long view .
5 Take the long view : did we need so many Wolf Cubs ?
6 Of course all these things are relative , I told him , of course if you take the long perspective there 's never anywhere to move forward to and all advance is illusory , but in the short perspective there comes a point when there is no option except to abandon .
7 And we take a long range view if you 're heading on the motorways this afternoon .
8 I swallow , take a long sigh and look at him .
9 Many people practice relaxation techniques , take a long soak in a bath of warm ( not hot or cold ) water , or have a quiet read in bed before turning out the light .
10 Take a long in-breath through your nose .
11 But the wounds inflicted by the media will , it appears , take a long time to heal .
12 It was September , when the days take a long time to wake up and the green of the trees is brushed with gold .
13 ‘ I think it 's a waste of time growing vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages that take a long time to grow and are cheap in the shops , but I enjoy growing beans , carrots and marrows .
14 Also the carbs on the SD1 V8 engine take a long time to return to idle when you take your foot off the throttle .
15 Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further .
16 A CAB interview with scant attention to emotional problems is generally lengthy because forms are complex ; because benefit calculations take a long time ; because contacting the Department of Social Security on the telephone takes even longer and calculating an equitable distribution of debt repayments longer still .
17 For one thing they are not really cultivated , mostly because the trees take a long time to bear fruit and even then are not very prolific .
18 It is towards high definition programs that take a long time to write .
19 The reason why some people take a long time to learn the Technique is because it is much simpler than they think .
20 The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night .
21 Beans , pulses and grains feature increasingly in a healthy diet , but they take a long time to cook , even using a microwave .
22 But he knows that new formats take a long time to catch on with the public : ‘ We have n't got expectations of hundreds of thousands of units .
23 We often take a long time to hear of what is going on in the outside world and when we do find out , it can take even longer to get into the field .
24 We have asked to do so , but changes take a long time to come into effect .
25 Although it may well be the right treatment , they take a long time to get over it .
26 Soilless composts will do very well as they are , keeping them slightly on the dry side , but be very careful , as such composts take a long time to dry out but then do so completely with alarming rapidity , and are exceedingly difficult to wet through to the centre of the root-ball .
27 Very good very good now a lot of people take a long time to get that .
28 Like asparagus , I take a long time to grow and am easily killed off . ’
29 Take a long time .
30 I always make sure they take a long time to die . ’
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