Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] will take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To catch a 141 at this time of night will take all the faith Ludo has . |
| 2 | The dog that suddenly goes deaf at 13 years of age will take some time to adjust . |
| 3 | Just as speeches by ministers made in association with the passage of an Act of Parliament are of little or no interest to a judge when he comes to interpret the law , so it is highly unlikely , though the matter has yet fully to be put to the test , that the Court of Justice will take much notice of intergovernmental pronouncements or agreements . |
| 4 | It may appear that putting this strategy into practice will take more time than the conventional practice of writing words in the children 's own spelling books . |
| 5 | But cutting greenhouse emissions from transport will take more than just improving the efficiency of cars and trucks . |
| 6 | The Council has a policy now of bringing all its properties up to date , but priority because they 're , bringing the houses up to date will take some eight years , priority is given to elderly citizens and people with medical needs . |
| 7 | That inclination to Sunday-shop will take some stopping . |