Example sentences of "[vb infin] a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 3 | During an , a very intensive training and organization period in the United States during the first half of nineteen forty three , and that does sound a long time ago , er we er the Three-Ninetieth Bomb Group , under the able direction of Colonel , er arrived at Parham , right here , in July nineteen forty three . |
| 4 | In New York they were called an hour before the show opened , and once they had done their face make-up , they only had to put on tights rather than spend a long time carefully using wet white , which gave them longer to gossip . |
| 5 | Erm I do n't think we can spend a long time considering them , it 's just if people bear me whisking through them our brains . |
| 6 | Good do you remember a long time ago doing factor trees and I gave you three sixty to do ? |
| 7 | Two cartons , and it will keep a long time , even with no fridge . |
| 8 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 9 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 12 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 13 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 14 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 15 | Then he would move to another par of the bed , away from the cold wet patch that would take a long time to dry and leave a stiff yellow stain on the mattress . |
| 16 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop . |
| 18 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 21 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 22 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 23 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 24 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 25 | An old person who is bedbound may get pressure sores or ulcers in a very short time and these can take a long time to heal ( see page 78 ) . |
| 26 | Quite often ( but not always ) such cases are called in by the Secretary of State even where the planning authority is minded to grant consent , in order to allow interested groups a chance to air their views ; so it can all take a long time . |
| 27 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 28 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |
| 29 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 30 | 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 . |