Example sentences of "[pron] take [art] longer [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The connection time was very tight and there were some weeks when I rarely caught the 7 o'clock bus to Ferryhill and had to wait for the 7.15am bus which takes a longer route and delayed my arrival even more . |
| 2 | Some rays , which took a longer time to travel , left the white hole earlier ( when it was smaller ) while others , which took less time to travel , would have left the white hole later ( when it was bigger ) . |
| 3 | He states that businesses with the highest investment intensity have the greatest chance of improving ROI when one takes the longer run into account . |
| 4 | However , the difference in performance between foreign- and UK-owned plants disappears if we take a longer time-span . |
| 5 | This is seen as an important means of getting away from the elitist concept and encouraging everyone to take a longer view , even if his or her immediate task involves short-term objectives . |