Example sentences of "take a long [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 2 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 3 | It takes a long time for an explosion in the southern hemisphere to affect the north ; an eruption in the northern hemisphere has a much quicker impact on us . |
| 4 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 5 | In a big house it often takes a long time for everyone to find ‘ Smee ’ . |
| 6 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 7 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 8 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 9 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 10 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 11 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 12 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It can take a long time for a woman to rid herself of the automatic assumptions that she has absorbed about home-making , and learn to fashion an approach which suits her and her family . |
| 15 | It did take a long time for anything to happen . |
| 16 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 17 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
| 18 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 19 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 20 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 21 | Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover . |
| 22 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 23 | ‘ It took a long time for all this to evolve . |
| 24 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 25 | It took a long time for the penny to drop with me about why I was so apparently popular in men 's organizations in the aftermath of so many women deciding to work separately . |
| 26 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 27 | It took a long time for the plague to be controlled and for strongholds of the riding families to be overthrown . |
| 28 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 29 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |
| 30 | It took a long time for the plumber to come round but at least it was done , you know that day . |