Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [pers pn] [modal v] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men . |
| 2 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 3 | It was arranged that they would take the horses down to the railway sidings where there was enough light from the warehouses to school in the evenings , and Biddy would come twice during the week and once at the weekend , for two hours each time . |
| 4 | Alan had also arranged that he would take Nigel 's body to the chapel of rest at the crematorium until the cremation could take place . |
| 5 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 6 | Their word-recognition skills are so finely developed that they may take insufficient notice of orthography while reading , and so develop poor memories of how words are constructed when it comes to spelling them . |
| 7 | The conference was assured that truly ‘ intelligent ’ machines would come , It was conceded that it might take a few hundred years . |
| 8 | It was decided that he would take me in as an apprentice to old Bill ( Mr Carswell ) . |
| 9 | I had decided that I should take control of the aeroplane and try to fly it to England . |
| 10 | In 1986 it was decided that it would take three years to complete the job , twice as long as to construct a new building . |
| 11 | Having decided that it would take at least a month for Praia do Carvoeiro to be slotted into Vitor 's hectic schedule again , Ashley was surprised when the black BMW drew up outside her house a couple of weeks later . |
| 12 | Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you . |
| 13 | Dr Lazenby at Lorton had said that she should take more rest : as if that were possible with a farm , an inn , a husband and a daughter to work and worry about . |
| 14 | That has been contradicted by the hon. Member for South Shields ( Dr. Clark ) , who has said that he would take money from British farmers with one hand and give part of it back to them with the other . |
| 15 | The target date of 1992 was chosen for the completion of the single market and it was thought that it would take the lifetime of two Commissions to complete the programme . |
| 16 | Somebody phoned an ambulance and was told that it would take between an hour and an hour and a half to arrive , so Derek volunteered to drive me to Casualty at Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth , forty-five miles away . |
| 17 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
| 18 | Erm have agreed that we can take over two of their sponsored events er which is golf and tennis and it would be something like erm golf promotion . |
| 19 | By November 1948 , it was agreed that they could take over the responsibility for progressing work on the manufacture of plant and on-site construction from the Ministries of Supply and Works , and the following year they did so . |
| 20 | The Rosenblooms had long known that they could take her with them anywhere in society . |
| 21 | While communication education may remain the priority of the Animation Programme , it is hoped that it may take on board also other concerns of the Forum Sector , while not excluding assistance with projects . |
| 22 | I am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition has announced that he would take money from British farmers and contribute it to those in southern Europe . |
| 23 | Having announced that it would take the stand , however , the department feared the consequences of backing down . |
| 24 | Some fat women are so grateful to be desired that they will take whatever sex is offered ; others have very specific criteria for lovers , and even less choice . |
| 25 | It was estimated that it would take them two to three weeks to get to the Falklands and therefore , theoretically , the decision could be rescinded if there were some kind of diplomatic breakthrough . |
| 26 | Frank Rubino , Noriega 's chief defence lawyer , described himself as " shocked " by the judge 's suggestion , having previously estimated that it would take at least nine months before the case would be ready for trial . |
| 27 | By late March only seven of a reported 571 oil well fires had been capped and it was estimated that it might take a further three years to extinguish all the fires . |
| 28 | Mola had estimated that it should take about three weeks to conquer the coastal area as far west as Santander . |
| 29 | In fact , he was so eager to be off that he would have left it in the street if I had not insisted that he should take the coals to his mother . ’ |
| 30 | The Labour leadership has already stated that it will take advantage of instalment payments still outstanding from the sale of shares in British Telecom and the Scottish electricity companies . |