Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] could take [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps his mother was just sitting there in the house knowing that this could take ages and more than content to wait ; after all , what was she losing ? |
2 | Some of the schools sent different pupils each night so that more could take part . |
3 | The thirty year old Bridge now has steel supports keeping it safe … but it 's certain to be replaced in the centre and that could take months . |
4 | But it will involve replacing the entire middle span … and that could take months . |
5 | He has no financial obligation towards you , unless you go to a lot of trouble to prove otherwise , and that could take years . |
6 | ‘ But that could take years , ’ said Mould . |