Example sentences of "it [vb mod] take [art] long time " in BNC.
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1 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
4 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
5 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
6 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
7 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
8 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
9 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
10 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
11 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
12 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
13 | a long time it 'd take a long time . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety . |
16 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
17 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
18 | ‘ 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 . |
19 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |
20 | It will take a long time . ’ |
21 | I 'm sure it will take a long time . ’ |
22 | Packed into numbered wooden crates , simply stencilled THE QUEEN 'S DOLLS ' HOUSE it left dirt and chaos in its wake , ‘ … oh , the mess … it 's awful , I must put it clean , ’ wrote its creator to his wife , as he surveyed the wreckage of his Adam drawing room , ‘ but it will take a long time ! ’ |
23 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
24 | However , the Bill requires those galleries to buy works of art , but it will take a long time to make such acquisitions . |
25 | But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude . |
26 | I think it will take a long time before I could go out on my own , ’ Mr Norrie added . |
27 | It will take a long time . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |