Example sentences of "it [verb] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken a closer look at what it pays and what it gets out of its Brussels El Dorado , and it is not happy . |
| 2 | It has taken a respectable 15 seats , but Signor Orlando won the personal endorsement of nearly one in five of all voters in Palermo itself . |
| 3 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 4 | It has taken a woman to remind us all that there are people out there who are determined that Northern Ireland will not be dragged down to the level of barbarity displayed by the terrorists . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , it has taken a major tragedy to focus the minds of hauliers and their professional advisers sharply on these problem areas . |
| 6 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 7 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 8 | ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added . |
| 9 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 10 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 11 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 70 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 12 | IT has taken a year for the new formula to be agreed — at a time when ITN was coping with a budget squeeze in the wake of the crippling cost of covering the Gulf War . |
| 13 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 14 | Reebok believes that it has taken a further innovative step by eliminating much of the superfluous components so that now , the tennis shoe will consist of an estimated 12 separate components . |
| 15 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 16 | Leeds , UK-based VisionWare Ltd is supposed to announce its fourth product at Xhibition this week , but since it has taken a vow of silence everyone will have to wait until Thursday to find out what 's going on . |
| 17 | Both represent such a considerable departure from previous practice , however , and share so many features in common , that it has taken a while for the dust to settle after the major upheavals of recent years and for the difference between them to emerge . |
| 18 | It has taken a hundred and forty years to build a graduate profession . |
| 19 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 20 | I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully . |
| 21 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 22 | In particular , it has taken a strong line against price fixing ( e.g. dyestuffs , glass containers ) and market sharing or quantity agreements ( e.g. cement ) to the extent that such practices are now unlikely ever to be granted an exemption . |
| 23 | It has taken a 50pc stake in a yarn spinning mill and a 60pc stake in a scheme to produce industrial wool yarn for export . |
| 24 | It has taken a lot of chef 's skills away but it speeds everything up . |
| 25 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 26 | At the same time as building up the 15 per cent stake , GM would make a big cash injection into Jaguar — perhaps as much as £200m — to help the Coventry-based firm to fend off Ford , which has already announced it plans to take a 15 per cent holding as a prelude to a full takeover bid . |
| 27 | It seemed to take a long time . |
| 28 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
| 29 | ‘ It seemed to take a lot of counting up . ’ |
| 30 | It 's all new , is it going to take a bit of getting used to ? |