Example sentences of "takes [art] long time get " in BNC.

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1 That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there .
2 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 .
3 The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want .
4 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 .
5 It takes a long time to get used to it . ’
6 Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone .
7 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 .
8 ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true .
9 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 ?
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