Example sentences of "take [adv] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The feeding process takes quite a long time , depending of course on the sizes of the individuals concerned and various environmental factors , such as temperature ( see p. 303 ) . |
| 2 | Erm something they tell you throughout the , it takes quite a long time . |
| 3 | This takes quite a long time and slowly the boat turns around . |
| 4 | However , if a tank bottom with some peat and gravel or sand is provided it will establish well , but will take quite a long time . |
| 5 | The rehabilitation process may take quite a long period of time and will involve giving the patient enough support to boost his confidence and promote independence . |
| 6 | We 'll have to see how she responds to treatment , but it may take quite a long time . ’ |
| 7 | But it 'll take quite a long time for them to go though . |
| 8 | It 's gon na take quite a long time . |
| 9 | So it can take quite a long time to process applications to that point . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're taking rather a long rest , are n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 12 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 13 | Now , after that , you was er taught all the parts of the waggons , and er this took quite a long while because we did n't know anything about them , and er where they all went and the parts they went . |
| 14 | Because if it had been painted , and the paint took quite a long time to dry and er if there was a speck of dust it remained there forever . |
| 15 | It took quite a long time to climb up to his preferred perch on the monster , even using the bits of wood and string he 'd painstakingly tied to it … him . |
| 16 | Sorry to have taken rather a long time to reply but Andrew was in transit back to and around Italy . |
| 17 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 18 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 19 | The Government has advised that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not eat liver , as very large doses of vitamin A taken over a long period may be associated with foetal abnormalities . |
| 20 | Unfortunately it may conceivably cause liver disease if taken over a long period , and this is to be tested by administering it to pigs . |
| 21 | It 's just going to take rather a long time making them admit it . ’ |
| 22 | You take rather a long time sometimes to find something that fits in but you do in the end . ’ |
| 23 | If this explained Mason 's reluctance to pressure Biggs in the middle rounds , thereby allowing the American to pepper him with jabs , it can not obscure the possibility that the British heavyweight will always experience difficulty if required to take on a long contest . |
| 24 | A teacher is needed to take over a long standing recreational class at in September . |
| 25 | We to put the decorations up in th in a s in a short time limit , the decorations take quite a long time to put up and as you know the decorations are erm are very famous er they 're nationally recognized . |