Example sentences of "it [adv] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every thing was alright , though it rather took the wind out of my sails to know that I would n't get to speak to him after all . |
| 2 | It rarely took less than seven minutes to organize the few things I needed , so that day I rehearsed mentally as I went along : ‘ Choose the best place to stop . |
| 3 | It rarely took more than an hour . |
| 4 | It rarely took more than an hour . |
| 5 | In the past , the guards have smacked of overkill , since it rarely takes more than a baton charge with their lathi sticks to quell the traditional rotten orange barrage that welcomes most touring teams . |
| 6 | Are there any circumstances in which the Home Secretary would feel it right to take the honourable course and resign from the office which he discharges so inadequately ? |
| 7 | Public ownership of development land puts control of our scarcest resource in the hands of the community , and enables it thereby to take an overall perspective . |
| 8 | With this in mind there is distinct reluctance about the direction of Working Paper 7 since it effectively takes no cognisance of either tradition or authority . |
| 9 | On the Rio Negro in Amazonia it apparently takes 80 years to reach half the mature biomass , suggesting that a return to forest is possible . |
| 10 | So I says , Well if it only take minutes you bloody well do it yourself . |
| 11 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 12 | Above The vulnerable beauty of Killary harbour : ‘ It only takes one fool to drop a barrel of chemicals , ’ Peter Mantle says , ‘ and we 're all wiped out . ’ |
| 13 | It only takes one . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It only takes one fanatic , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said heavily . |
| 15 | ‘ We burnt out the pto three times last year , but luckily it only takes an hour to change it . ’ |
| 16 | The carpet gets turned round , your favourite chair feels all wrong , and yet it only takes you an hour or two to wonder why it was obviously never done like this before . |
| 17 | It only takes a small slippage for government revenue and spending forecasts to be thrown out of kilter . |
| 18 | It only takes two or three volunteers on a busy market day or Saturday afternoon to gather several hundred signatures . |
| 19 | It only takes a moment 's carelessness to make a present of your valuables to the thief . |
| 20 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 21 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 22 | Send in the form at any time during the year , but it only takes effect at the beginning of the next tax year , in April . |
| 23 | It only takes 10 paying guests to benefit from the reduced admission prices . |
| 24 | ‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one . |
| 25 | Bearing in mind that it only takes 20 milligrams of this poi-son to kill a dog , and that a cat is equally susceptible , it is clear that here we have a serious threat to an incautious feline . |
| 26 | ( This is one event I have not seen personally , as it only takes place every seven years , the next being due in 1990. ) the last perambulation took place in August 1983 , with about 500 people taking part in the fourteen mile walk . |
| 27 | A full game at this level would probably take three days so it 's highly unlikely anyone will bother , but the first four levels take a minute or less and even at Level Seven it only takes five — overall , this is n't a slow program . |
| 28 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 29 | Plus , it only takes seconds to connect up , and as time is money that 's always important . |
| 30 | What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing . |