Example sentences of "take a long [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | See after a breast operation does it take a long long time with stitches ? |
| 2 | Er as we know round about July August time , the remaining nine P C's will be er turned into civilians wave of a magic wand the biggest problem there is the total loss of our skills base overnight effectively , the second thing is it 'll take a long long time to get them trained particularly in relation to A L O work . |
| 3 | That is when we realised that the materialistic gap between the rich and poor was indeed nothing compared to the wide gulf in understanding , and that the understanding of health problems in this country would take a long painstaking process of re-accumulating the evidence . |
| 4 | But with more than 50mpg available and the possibility of good deals to reduce the outlay , the cheapest Fiesta has made me take a long hard look at the lavishly equipped hot hatch we use as a shopping car . |
| 5 | She found a damp tissue in her pocket and blew her nose hard , then , taking a long shaky breath and resolutely straightening her shoulders , she got stiffly to her feet . |
| 6 | Siegfried took a long shuddering breath then went over to the bread tin , extracted a loaf and began to saw at it . |
| 7 | When his eyes moved to her mouth , she swallowed drily , then took a long shuddering breath that locked somewhere in her lungs as he pushed the mac from her shoulders . |
| 8 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 9 | And that 's why it took a long long time . |
| 10 | Mathers took a long sideways look at Culley . |
| 11 | He took a long reflective swallow . |
| 12 | Is n't it about time someone took a long hard look at the laughable regulations on what riders wear and questioned whether they benefit the sport ? |
| 13 | and their Parliamentary advisors took a long hard look at the powers which they held and decided that the 1902 Act as it stood , could not make a viable tramway system , even when grafted onto the existing Corporation system . |
| 14 | Wexford ignored him and followed the widow to the sideboard from a drawer of which she took a long cream-coloured book . |
| 15 | The T'ang took a long inward breath , steeling himself , then spoke Tolonen . ’ |
| 16 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 17 | TAKE a long lingering bite of your favourite Mars bar — it will never taste the same again after November . |
| 18 | Take a long hard , and penetrating look into the way you handle your life and the pattern of your partnerships in general . |
| 19 | Wendy and Mary take a long large selections of books and yarns each month , give talks and demonstrations from time to time and are a mine of information on all things knitting — they do the same for other knitting clubs in the area . |
| 20 | Better to take a long cool walk and see it that way than lose perspective in the weary hours of the night . |
| 21 | Miss Danziger was not an ugly woman but the Colonel had had to take a long hard look to discover her good features : her bone structure ; strong fair hair streaked with less fair strands ; her pale complexion , unpainted . |
| 22 | In practice , many doctors are too busy to take a long hard look at every patient . |
| 23 | ‘ If firms want to take it seriously , they 'll need to take a long hard look at what sort of performance objectives are being applied and whether they are actually appropriate . |
| 24 | In much the same way , she suggested that in the aftermath of the tragedy at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels , the television companies might care to take a long hard look at themselves when seeking to account for the behaviour of the young fans at the European Cup Final : |
| 25 | Anywhere in between and you 'll need to take a long hard look or call in the professionals . |
| 26 | Someone needs to take a long hard look at what has happened to tennis in Ulster over the last 20 years . |