Example sentences of "[modal v] take a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 2 | In Prague the talk is of starting with a break-up of the monopolies , and letting the market rip later — but de-monopolising the economy might take a long time . |
| 3 | That might take a long time , they intimated . |
| 4 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 5 | For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 7 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 8 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 9 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
| 10 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
| 11 | and sometimes we 'll take a long weekend |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
| 14 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
| 15 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 16 | a long time it 'd take a long time . |
| 17 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 18 | Charles behaved rather like a landlord who could take a long view of the future and expect his possessions to provide him with an income in the fullness of time . |
| 19 | Andrew played back sections so that we could take a long , hard and critical look at our technique . |
| 20 | ‘ Just tell it the way it happened and try not to get sidetracked , ’ said Melissa , thinking that this could take a long time . |
| 21 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 22 | treatment may take a long time ; and |
| 23 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 24 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 25 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 26 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 27 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 28 | Magazines like NI do change public opinion , though it may take a long , long time . |
| 29 | It 's business , may take a long time . |
| 30 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |