Example sentences of "that it [vb mod] take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the damage to the capital 's generating equipment had been so severe that some Western estimates claimed that it would take a year to restore full supplies to the country . |
| 2 | The report stated that the EFF loan could provide India with US$5,000-US$7,000 million over three years , but that it would take a year to negotiate . |
| 3 | The answer which is usually proffered is a variant of the ‘ snapshot ’ argument : the stock of capital is so large in comparison with variations in the relevant flows that it would take a timespan considerably longer than the Keynesian short run for variations in the rate of net investment to have a significant impact on the size of the stock of capital . |
| 4 | Had n't she known , six years ago , pregnant and alone , that it would take a miracle for her to survive Tony 's death and build some kind of life for herself and her child ? |
| 5 | But he 'd plainly told her on Tuesday that it would take a week or more to get the necessary replacement part , so what was the point in ringing him ? |
| 6 | The kiss was a fierce , stormy possession , making her head swim and bringing with it the realisation that it would take no effort at all to become seriously attracted to this man ! |
| 7 | Having announced that it would take the stand , however , the department feared the consequences of backing down . |
| 8 | The target date of 1992 was chosen for the completion of the single market and it was thought that it would take the lifetime of two Commissions to complete the programme . |
| 9 | Mr John McDonnell , QC , for the company , had urged Mr Justice Hoffman to exercise the court 's power to the full , saying that it might take a year for the case to be heard by the House of Lords . |
| 10 | The mother in yesterday 's case , Audrey Hamilton , said she was pleased at the outcome but knew that it may take the country 's highest civil court , the House of Lords , to resolve the issue finally . |
| 11 | Under the deal , the Community will have to prove that it should take the decision , rather than the other way round as originally feared . |
| 12 | Here , in ( ii ) , the utterance provides the clue : B has to go to Edinburgh ; thus if A and B are both far from Edinburgh ( and mutually know this ) , so that it will take the rest of the day to travel and do things there , then B is busy today ; sob is indirectly producing a reason why he or she ca n't easily come to see A , and in so doing can be understood to be refusing A's request . |
| 13 | This rationalization for state intervention on efficiency grounds presupposes that government can determine the socially desirable rate of investment and innovation , and that it can take a dispassionate , long-term view of these investment possibilities , rather than make short-run responses to the demands of political interests . [ … ] |
| 14 | The motherboard has a tell-tale row of extra solder holes surrounding the CPU , signifying that it can take a socket for the Pentium OverDrive processor . |
| 15 | A spokesman agreed yesterday that it could take a couple of months for dealers to clear stocks of Cavaliers . |
| 16 | ‘ You 'd asked about your car , and I told you that it could take a week or more for the garage to locate the part they needed . ’ |