Example sentences of "it [vb mod] take a long [noun] " 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 | The Eradicator may well be the solution ; tests conducted by Ray have certainly proved encouraging , and it would take a long string of coincidences to attain the results he has achieved by any other means . |
| 19 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |
| 22 | It will take a long time . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm sure it will take a long time . ’ |
| 24 | 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 ! ’ |
| 25 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
| 26 | However , the Bill requires those galleries to buy works of art , but it will take a long time to make such acquisitions . |
| 27 | But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude . |
| 28 | I think it will take a long time before I could go out on my own , ’ Mr Norrie added . |
| 29 | It will take a long time . |
| 30 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |