Example sentences of "take [adv] as long as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is easiest with an electric beater as it takes twice as long as you expect . |
| 2 | For this reason , the algorithm needs to scan backward as well as forward , and therefore takes twice as long as the simple algorithm . |
| 3 | For instance , a very good way is to make everything you do take twice as long as it would normally take you . |
| 4 | Building them often took twice as long as planned , and costs were two to three times the original estimate . |
| 5 | The journey into town took twice as long as it should . |
| 6 | It had taken twice as long as planned due to the heat and it was decided that a 6.00am start was required on the second day . |