Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] take time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first extract ( I ) , the rich lexis and well-organised structure are indications that the writer has taken time in the construction , and possibly reconstruction after several rewritings , of the final product . |
| 2 | Be patient ; there will be changes but nature does take time to work . |
| 3 | ‘ Now all this basic planning does take time , which is why it is essential that we come onto a programme during its very early planning stages . |
| 4 | Amis has taken time to rehearse the arguments about politics hijacking literature , and in the end the novel may even surprise some readers with its air of amused tolerince : ‘ Even bad poetry had to exist , if only to heighten good poetry by contrast , to make the good poets shine out as even bette . ’ |
| 5 | Management as local activity has taken time to distance itself from the field of administration which belonged , as recently as the 1980s , to varying tiers of government rather than to institutions . |
| 6 | for number of DSPs a single line of assembly code may contain four or more sub-instructions and learning how to capitalise on the architecture through efficient use of the instruction set does take time . |