Example sentences of "[conj] it can take " in BNC.
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| 1 | A teaching carrel may also be found in some well-equipped reference libraries , where it can take the form of an enclosed cubicle large enough for one person , with a door and a high window . |
| 2 | Although it can take a panoply of four-dimensional shapes , Dr Tipler prefers it to be a single point ; in the manner of the 20th-century Catholic evolutionist and mystic , Teilhard de Chardin , he calls it the omega point . |
| 3 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 4 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 5 | It is confident that it can take the long distance frugality title to add to its claim of being Britain 's fastest small diesel with a top speed of 96.3 mph . |
| 6 | Some scientists believe that it can take up to a thousand years for virgin forest to be truly established . |
| 7 | It requires acting out the change in one 's own being and conduct so that it can take effect in the appropriate sphere . |
| 8 | Flexible so that it can take account of changing family circumstances over time . |
| 9 | Part of the beauty of scientific study is that it can take you in a number of different directions , expected and unexpected . |
| 10 | The motherboard has a tell-tale row of extra solder holes surrounding the CPU , signifying that it can take a socket for the Pentium OverDrive processor . |
| 11 | The GMC may have its hands tied in terms of the disciplinary action that it can take itself , but it is in a position to collect information that could be used by other interested bodies . |
| 12 | Every processor has its corresponding numeric coprocessor , a processor dedicated to the task of doing arithmetic and integrated with the main processor so that it can take over as required . |
| 13 | This rationalization for state intervention on efficiency grounds presupposes that government can determine the socially desirable rate of investment and innovation , and that it can take a dispassionate , long-term view of these investment possibilities , rather than make short-run responses to the demands of political interests . [ … ] |
| 14 | But the most important action that it can take is to enter into a programme with the IMF as soon as possible , on the back of which it will gain access to many western funds . |
| 15 | If the bill and the reminder notice have been issued in accordance with the regulations and the charge is still outstanding , the magistrate must issue a liability order to the council so that it can take action against the defaulter . |
| 16 | The vocabulary of evaluation , especially praise , is so heavily used in speech — including in HYPERBOLE , or exaggerated forms — that it can take on surprising effects in more formal , written contexts . |
| 17 | Housebound and often in severe pain , Mr McTear says that it can take him 30 minutes to recover his breath from the simple act of walking downstairs in the morning . |
| 18 | Complex component testing even with ATE available can take hours ( >4 hours ) and sometimes days , so it can take a lot of valuable testing time just to declare ‘ no fault found ’ . |
| 19 | The housing is designed to handle all major makes of medium format camera , although other camera systems can be accommodated to special order , and it can take lenses from 40mm to 120mm macro . |
| 20 | All three deposit their surveys at the ESRC Data Archive at the University of Essex , but the data arrives in a form that can be quite hard to read , and it can take several months for the Archive to be able to supply even small amounts of the raw data in a form usable on most college computers . |
| 21 | It can take three to six months of regular vigorous aerobic exercise to build up a powerful heart and lungs ; and it can take the same period of inactivity to lose it all . |
| 22 | This bringing of the people of God back to personal thankfulness for their place in Christ is one of the vital functions of worship , and it can take some time . |
| 23 | A tremendous amount of condensation remains after a building is completed and it can take weeks and weeks to dry out if left to itself . |
| 24 | When friends fall out the mess can be considerable and it can take some time for the wounds to heal . |
| 25 | As a rug gets older the colours become more subdued ; this mellowing process is caused by the reaction of the dyes to light , and it can take between 20 and 50 years before the rug reaches what is generally referred to as " the primary stage of mellowness " . |
| 26 | Perhaps it 's a magic train and it can take our love to Father . ’ |
| 27 | In the earliest phase of a mental disorder , relatives feel puzzled and bewildered by what is happening , and it can take many months or even years before deteriorating social function gives way to overt symptoms which can be clearly interpreted as mental illness . |
| 28 | There are particular muscles which seem to carry most of the burden , and it can take several sessions to help them become relaxed . |
| 29 | These doctors are busy and it can take time to arrange examinations . |
| 30 | And it can take , ta |