Example sentences of "[noun sg] takes a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This trend will be most prevalent among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment . |
| 2 | This trend will be most prevelant among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment . |
| 3 | If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The legal process takes a long time and the task of getting new Regulations approved remained incomplete when I retired . |
| 6 | However , if that application process takes a long time , it is felt that one can not upset that person 's lifestyle — he may be married — and he is allowed to stay . |
| 7 | The process takes a little time to grasp but very soon you will quickly put down on paper a series of " main points " . |
| 8 | Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change . |
| 9 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
| 10 | Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ? |
| 11 | The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out . |
| 12 | But ‘ catch-up ’ in science takes a long time , and the legacy of that Stalinist assault persists in the USSR 's current backwardness in genetic engineering ; it is probably also reflected in the poor agricultural productivity of the country . |