Example sentences of "will take a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
2 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
3 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
4 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
5 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
6 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
7 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
8 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
9 | ‘ 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 . |
10 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
13 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |
14 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |
15 | It will take a long time . ’ |
16 | A revival will take a long time , warned Davies , but spirited performances from players like Copsey and Lewis must give some cause for optimism . |
17 | I 'm sure it will take a long time . ’ |
18 | ‘ This will take a long time , ’ said the Thing . |
19 | The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal . |
20 | Packed into numbered wooden crates , simply stencilled THE QUEEN 'S DOLLS ' HOUSE it left dirt and chaos in its wake , ‘ … oh , the mess … it 's awful , I must put it clean , ’ wrote its creator to his wife , as he surveyed the wreckage of his Adam drawing room , ‘ but it will take a long time ! ’ |
21 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | However , the Bill requires those galleries to buy works of art , but it will take a long time to make such acquisitions . |
26 | But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude . |
27 | The others will take a long time to recover . |
28 | That will take a long time to go I think |
29 | I think it will take a long time before I could go out on my own , ’ Mr Norrie added . |
30 | ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’ |