Example sentences of "[coord] take [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so . |
| 2 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 3 | But that 's the hard way and takes a long time . |
| 4 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
| 5 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
| 6 | ‘ You might fall asleep again , ’ he said , picking up a mug from the table beside him and taking a long swallow . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 8 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 9 | He uncorked his canteen and took a long drink of water . |
| 10 | The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim of the tankard . |
| 11 | He tossed the paper on to a chair , then picked up his glass and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim with open mockery . |
| 12 | He was on his hands and knees and , although his leg hurt him , he moved quickly across the deck and took a long knife from among some ropes . |
| 13 | ‘ More than likely , ’ grinned Yanto and took a long swig . |
| 14 | But he accepted the proffered wine and took a long draught , letting a thoughtful silence fall . |
| 15 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 16 | I peeled off my clothes and took a long shower — it would be a long time before I took a bath again , and certainly not round at Sunil 's — and treated myself to a proper shave with hot water and a razor . |
| 17 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 18 | I went back to my room and took a long bath . |
| 19 | Sanchez cupped the coal of the joint and took a long toke . |
| 20 | We often said they loaded the gun in the afternoon and took a long lanyard into a dugout some distance away and fired their gun once and never emerged to reload . |
| 21 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
| 22 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 23 | Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further . |
| 24 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 25 | Not only did the existence of a divided society help fuel party tensions under William and Anne , but taking the longer perspective covered by this book as a whole , it might even be fair to suggest that the emergence of the party divide amongst the political elite was itself a symptom of the bitter divisions that already existed in this society , divisions which we have traced back to the Restoration in 1660 . |