Example sentences of "but they [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beans , pulses and grains feature increasingly in a healthy diet , but they take a long time to cook , even using a microwave . |
| 2 | These may seem trivial examples , but they go a long way towards helping teachers assess the success of different parts of the school in which they work and , ultimately , that of the whole institution . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , as this book points out , some of the alternatives may look good on paper but they have a long way to go before they can match the tokamak . |
| 4 | But they have a long way to recover . |
| 5 | Leeds do play a lot of football , but they hit a long ball as well . |