Example sentences of "would [vb infin] a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 a long time it 'd take a long time .
2 They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that
3 ‘ And they 'd go a long way to ‘ elp ‘ im if ever ‘ e ‘ ad a problem . ’
4 He 'd come a long way for a dude from Texas , and it had all been so very easy for the man with the Gary Cooper smile .
5 An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’
6 ‘ I thought you would enjoy a longer ride on such a lovely night .
7 To get the tyres out of the oven two of us would have a long rod each .
8 The rule applies in all preconsonantal environments including those that would have a long vowel in monosyllables ( fricative and voiced obstruent environments and liquids ) , except apparently before [ s ] clusters ( as in hospital ) .
9 The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time .
10 The second alternative would take a long time to achieve .
11 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 .
12 Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement .
13 The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access .
14 Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem .
15 The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety .
16 Given the long times required to charge the larger rods , you can see that after getting a first qualitative result with the smallest rods within a few weeks , a proper quantitative analysis to test the variation with rod diameter and current , and so establish the nature of the effect would take a long time .
17 Starving the defenders out seemed to be the only course , and that would take a long time .
18 She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more .
22 The Eradicator may well be the solution ; tests conducted by Ray have certainly proved encouraging , and it would take a long string of coincidences to attain the results he has achieved by any other means .
23 It would mean a longer walk for them round the northward coil of the river , but that was a small matter once they were out of the town .
24 Changes in the parole system were promised so that serious offenders would serve a longer proportion of their time in jail .
25 I thought for a moment he was gathering his coat tails around him , like a woman would gather a long skirt , but it was n't that at all .
26 He would walk a long distance out to some pub , often the Malcolm Arms at Anton 's Gowt , and have lunch in the bar on beer and bread and cheese .
27 Murray confirmed only that the deal had been agreed and that it would go a long way towards cutting Rangers ' overdraft of £9.5 million .
28 That , stated Coopers & Lybrand/Cork Gully in their guide to the Cork Report , would go a long way towards remedying the shortcomings of the present system .
29 I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics .
30 Satisfactory tenants would at least keep the house warm and protected , as well as producing an income that would go a long way to meeting your expenses .
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