Example sentences of "[Wh det] can take [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As the process proceeds many blood vessels become nipped and the scar tissue changes in colour from red to white which can take many years .
2 This compares very favourably with a battery system , which can take several hours to re-charge .
3 As most models have only one wound anyway it will not be necessary to roll this extra dice , but it is important when it comes to rolling for heroes , big monsters , and engines of war which can take several wounds .
4 This process , which can take several decades in open country , may be contrived in only a few years in a garden by reversing the natural scheme of things .
5 When , among humans , there are outbursts of anger or fighting , then such emotions normally leave a residue of resentment , of ill-feeling , which can take some time to subside or disperse .
6 Another verb which can take both infinitives is know .
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