Example sentences of "take a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 32 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 33 | It takes a long time to get used to it . ’ |
| 34 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 35 | Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right . |
| 36 | ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true . |
| 37 | Cos I took Nicky in to see her first because our Nicky 's one of those that erm takes a long time to get to know anybody ? |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | You may be happiest asking a professional to cut out your mount unless you are confident that you will do it properly , as it is a skill that takes a long time to perfect , and a badly cut mount is as off-putting as a badly made frame . |
| 40 | The difference is that your body takes a long time to react to the tetanus antitoxin Sorry , to the tetanus vaccine , to make antibodies against it . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Also the fragility of the grammar — there are a number of features that are not covered by the grammar and it often takes a long time to reject the sentence . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | Since it necessarily takes a long time to produce such a report , the mandatory period within which the legal claim should be registered has frequently , even usually , expired before the report is available . |
| 45 | He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind . |
| 46 | Trust , like respect , takes a long time to establish , and is easily destroyed . |
| 47 | Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change . |
| 48 | There seems to be a memory for elaborate patterns and sequences which takes a long time to develop . |
| 49 | The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out . |
| 50 | If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them ! |
| 51 | ‘ 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 . |
| 52 | Hdtest takes a long time to complete its task ; I just leave it running overnight . |
| 53 | It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death . |
| 54 | There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ . |
| 55 | Due to the large spread ( i.e. difference between buying and selling prices ) , it usually takes a substantial rise to enable investors to sell out at a profit . |
| 56 | It takes a slippery road to make the Volvo wag its tail ; over-exuberance with the throttle otherwise does nothing more than make the inside rear wheel spin the power away . |
| 57 | Most good dealers are compulsive buyers , and it takes a sympathetic backer to control without stifling flair . |
| 58 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 59 | Sometimes it takes a little while to realize you really have lost interest in something , I said to him . |
| 60 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |