Example sentences of "it takes a [adv] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a little longer but is time well spent , DO N'T JUMP IN YOURSELF WITH THE REPLY . |
| 2 | If you make apple wine you may find it takes a little longer to clear than some flower wines . |
| 3 | In this connexion it is worth remembering that it takes a little longer to change where cymbals are concerned ( owing to the way in which they are held ) but from bass drum to side-drum , triangle , or tambourine , or from any of these to any other , is a matter of seconds . |
| 4 | You can apply for it , but it takes a little longer than other places to obtain it . |
| 5 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 6 | Er , what companies can do , or should seek to do , is of course , see if they can manage round those tensions as well , but it takes a very long time to do that . |