Example sentences of "and take [art] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
2 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
3 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
4 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
5 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
6 | This would take place in view of the grandstands at 5.35 , after the players had checked their scores , signed their cards and taken a little time to compose themselves . |