Example sentences of "take a long [noun] to get " in BNC.

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1 but you know , it takes a long while to get over it
2 No but that takes a long while to get round .
3 Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said .
4 The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want .
5 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 .
6 It takes a long time to get used to it . ’
7 Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone .
8 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 .
9 ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true .
10 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 ?
11 oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about
12 But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced .
13 Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again .
14 Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months .
15 The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program .
16 It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more .
17 This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) .
18 He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink .
19 Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ?
20 Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 .
21 The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not .
22 But many of the boys took a long time to get over their paralysed state .
23 It took a long time to get round to the subject of Silvia and Jeff .
24 Erm it took a long time to get round to it , you know , the , the agreement to the twenty thousand .
25 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
26 ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’
27 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
28 Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over .
29 Although it may well be the right treatment , they take a long time to get over it .
30 Very good very good now a lot of people take a long time to get that .
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