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

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1 It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived .
2 It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement .
3 It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off .
4 Phil Tufnell celebrates the return catch which disposed of New Zealand 's Dipak Patel , who had taken the long handle to the left-arm spinner in the previous Test
5 I have taken a long look at local government finance .
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