Example sentences of "take a [adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
| 2 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 3 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 4 | The difference is that your body takes a long time to react to the tetanus antitoxin Sorry , to the tetanus vaccine , to make antibodies against it . |
| 5 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
| 6 | There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ . |
| 7 | Most good dealers are compulsive buyers , and it takes a sympathetic backer to control without stifling flair . |
| 8 | The latest issue of the Microprocessor Report takes a deserved pot shot at Unix as still being insufficiently standardised that it may have missed its opportunity to make any credible dent on the desktop — Solaris and Destiny notwithstanding . |
| 9 | It takes a brief second to look about itself and then attacks the closest character . |
| 10 | Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature . |
| 11 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 12 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 13 | From this he calculated the time it would take a sated bat to starve to death , the time it would take an empty bat to starve to death , and all intermediates . |
| 14 | The student can , optionally , take a supplementary subject chosen from a range pertinent to Chemistry . |
| 15 | It does not take a well-qualified anthropologist to guess at the impact on self-esteem , relationships , and family lifestyles . |
| 16 | It would take a brave gambler to bet on a similar turn-around this season , though . |
| 17 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |
| 18 | The single most important reason for taking a temporary job given by respondents to the LFS was that a permanent job was not available [ see Table 2.10 ] . |
| 19 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 20 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 21 | However , Dorset took a firm grip declaring at 202–3 in 54.3 overs . |
| 22 | He took a certain route leading to another kind of life and ended up famous . |
| 23 | Because we think we have tamed industrialism we no longer fear it ; but in the age of laissez faire , when the power of the manufacturers seemed unbounded , it took a certain courage to think for oneself and run the risk of appearing ridiculous . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ The conditions were difficult for everyone and we took a good decision to wait until the last half-hour before doing our 12 laps . |
| 25 | If people told me that was all well and good but if they did n't , but I did hear about this erm er she did the operation on the girl who er who could n't get rid of her baby , and then it , she lo she sent she sent a telegram to her husband or a letter er it took a long while to come from the Far East , he was in the Far East . |
| 26 | The College in Coleman 's reign took a long time to recover from the difficulties of its early days . |
| 27 | Hong Kong-born Candice , who is of Oriental appearance , took a long time to recover from her ordeal . |
| 28 | Which took a long time to recover from . |
| 29 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |
| 30 | Sims took a long time to think about answering that . |