Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it take " in BNC.
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| 1 | No pay was given for Bank Holidays , with the result that it took weeks to recover from the loss of income . |
| 2 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 3 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 4 | I would like to hear an opinion for somebody who ca n't afford the twelve hundred to two thousand pound that it takes for surrogacy ? |
| 5 | During the two shorts months that it took to draft the White Paper , opposition could be quelled , using the new powers and wholehearted support given him by the Prime Minister . |
| 6 | In this way the youngsters make it clear that they are not yet mature enough to be considered rivals for territories or breeding partners and are allowed to feed on the reef beside their parents for the several months that it takes them to grow to maturity . |
| 7 | Alex Carlile , Liberal Democrat spokesman for Wales said : ‘ I hope the Government will take the same view of damage by flood to Welsh homes that it took to damage to Her Majesty 's home . ’ |
| 8 | On Jan. 28 Uri Lubrani , Israel 's co-ordinator of government activities in Lebanon , said in an interview with Middle East Television that Israel did not object to the Lebanese government deploying its army in southern Lebanon on condition that it took action against terrorist organizations and did not support them . |
| 9 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 10 | An optimistic beginning , with an early goal thrown in , gave way to uncertainty and it took McCoist 's second goal to inspire Scotland to the stirring finale which brought a third from Pat Nevin five minutes from the end . |
| 11 | Quite often all the things that parents want to say go out of their heads and it takes time and confidence in their listener to start to explore the greater areas of concern . |
| 12 | North estimates , for example , that if a company has 2,000 personal computers and it takes an average of one and a half hours per year to upgrade software on each of them , then company-wide , this activity takes a total 3,000 hours . |
| 13 | twenty five minutes in a car and it takes you about an , an hour on the bus . |
| 14 | It is given over to writing between 2,000 and 2,500 words and it takes from three to four and a half hours to do . |
| 15 | My mum dabbed her eyes with her handkerchief and said , ‘ Arnold Bottomley had a seizure when he was on a canal boat and it took four of us to hold him , although he had been so easy-going on other trips , especially the Greek one that I did n't go on . |
| 16 | Whereas she ca n't stand doing the pictures cos it takes her too much time . |
| 17 | Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige . |
| 18 | ‘ But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 19 | But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 20 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 21 | It cracked the wall down that side and it took out that window put a big crack in there and also in the ceiling . |
| 22 | This is a budget Chairman that builds on the achievements of the last four years , the care for our schools and it takes into account that the future will not be as rosy as we would like and allows for contingencies . |
| 23 | This is also due to the action of plaque but it takes longer and is harder to spot . |
| 24 | The kind of limitations imposed by restrictions of full-time caring are not normal to someone in midlife but it takes courage to change the pattern once the need to be restricted has passed . |
| 25 | ‘ We need him as president because it takes him off the streets , ’ said his close pal , David Leopoulis . |
| 26 | It sounds a desperate measure ; but if it 's happening in California , it can only be a matter of months before it takes off here . |
| 27 | This is easiest with an electric beater as it takes twice as long as you expect . |
| 28 | This however was no ordinary wedding as it took place on the Healthcare annual incentive to Mexico . |
| 29 | The latest sell-offs are in line the promises made by TI when it took the group over last year . |
| 30 | I 'm right off the side of the bike so it takes much longer for me to get back on it and control the slide . ’ |