Example sentences of "and take a long time " in BNC.

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1 Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook .
2 But that 's the hard way and takes a long time .
3 The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement .
4 Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up .
5 He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink .
6 Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 .
7 Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further .
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