Example sentences of "take long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes long hours in the laboratory to convert deadly greenery into a possible lifesaver . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll take long journeys on the Circle and District lines . |
| 3 | They would take long breaks , and would sometimes work slowly , leaving components in vats for longer than necessary . |
| 4 | A ceasefire , let alone lasting peace , will take long negotiation . |
| 5 | His routines were organized so as to facilitate this intellectual process : weekends were reserved for Colombey , where he could take long walks and mull over problems ; workday schedules at the Elysée were strictly adhered to ; he insisted on absolute punctuality and an atmosphere of unruffled calm . |
| 6 | Choose one with a tape at least 3.5m ( 12ft ) long , marked with both metric and imperial measurements ; it 's a good idea to choose one with a lock so you can take long measurements without the tape coiling up . |
| 7 | He took long holidays , habitually spending a winter month in Switzerland and a summer month or more in France or Italy . |
| 8 | Her training took long hours . |
| 9 | It took long moments before Caroline calmed down enough to remember that she had not sprung the little trap she 'd set . |
| 10 | He took long strides and he walked fast but he walked easily too and without great exertion . |
| 11 | Over the next days , the girls swam , took long walks , talked , and ate Cook 's meals which seemed more wonderful than ever after the school 's frugal fare . |
| 12 | Talbot would have taken long odds that he was cold sober . |
| 13 | But Andy Barnes warns that while the insurers argue , innocent relatives are suffering financial hardship … some have had to move , other have taken long periods off work . |
| 14 | While some pensioners have sufficient money to take long holidays and enjoy a comfortable retirement , many find it difficult to manage on their weekly income . |
| 15 | Without wishing to sound like Scrooge , we trust that all the decisions to take long holidays are based on sound business sense . |
| 16 | The ability to borrow and lend stock is an important facility and enables market makers more easily to take long positions ( large holdings ) and short positions ( low or negative holdings ) of stocks . |
| 17 | Foreign investors would be allowed to take long leases on land , and the under-utilised port would be thrown open to foreign traders . |
| 18 | At home he decided to go in for wholesale enclosures , encouraged his tenants to take long leases by reducing their rents , and instructed them in modern scientific methods . |
| 19 | But those wo n't , er if we were to take cashing those in now , it would be probably taking half of what we might get for them in the future , and from a business proposition , there is a time , when even if you have money in the bank , there are times , when it would be very advantageous to take long term interest rates , at low interest rates , and I think er er this is er perhaps the best opportunity that we have . |