Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] takes a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 2 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 3 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 4 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 5 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 8 | Food photography is all about presentation and it takes a long time , which is why we have a new home economist on the team . |
| 9 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
| 10 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 11 | If the property does not sell at all , or if it takes a long time to sell , the local authority search result may become dated . |
| 12 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 13 | ‘ There are only one hundred mountain guides in the country at the moment , probably because it takes a long time to qualify and the standards are very high . |
| 14 | Since it takes a certain time to reach its working temperature and cool down again , it would not be able to follow the changes satisfactorily . |
| 15 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |