Example sentences of "[vb mod] take [art] long time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ?
2 They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that
3 Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal .
4 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 .
5 A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them .
6 Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way .
7 The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety .
8 She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level .
9 Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement .
10 The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access .
11 However , he stressed that economic growth was still heavily dependent on continued flows of external assistance , since the programmes under way would take a long time to carry out .
12 The second alternative would take a long time to achieve .
13 This form of socialism , based upon the accountability of the state to society rather than vice versa , would take a long time to develop , but it was this form of socialism that supporters of perestroika hoped the Party Conference would develop further — as indeed it did .
14 It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more .
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 If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped .
17 The others will take a long time to recover .
18 ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze .
19 The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal .
20 ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’
21 The letter expresses four concerns about the TGAT report : that the assessment proposals require an enormously elaborate and complex system ; that there will be heavy reliance on teachers ' judgements in addition to the nationally prescribed tests ; that the costs will be considerable ; and that the new system will take a long time to implement .
22 That will take a long time to go I think
23 But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude .
24 However , the Bill requires those galleries to buy works of art , but it will take a long time to make such acquisitions .
25 It will take a long time to cover my wall .
26 ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop .
27 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 .
28 Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again .
29 Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months .
30 Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature .
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