Example sentences of "that [pron] would take [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very soon , however , it was realised that the fall of rock was so extensive that it would take weeks to reach John and , naturally , the initial urgency waned . |
| 2 | He acknowledged the government 's awareness of the adverse social effects of the devaluation and said that it would take measures to alleviate them , including increasing wages in 1993 and compensating government employees who had lost their jobs as a result of the economic changes . |
| 3 | Only kept repeating it was quite something , that he 'd have to think about it , that it would take time to assimilate . |
| 4 | Some were wounded ; others so damaged by their experiences that it would take years to return to normal . |
| 5 | He continued to assert that he would not live beyond the age of forty and even implied that he would take steps to ensure this . |