Example sentences of "it [modal v] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It may take patience , but it is important to be fastidious about what sort of home you are prepared to inhabit . |
| 2 | The perchlorate ion can occur as isolated , undistorted ions , or as distorted but essentially unattached ions , loosely attached through one or two oxygen atoms to one or two metal ions , or it may take part in hydrogen bonding to water molecules in hydrated salts . |
| 3 | It may take courage , it may take discipline — but it is well worth the effort . |
| 4 | If BR does not come up with the money the council is warning it may take action to force them to remove the ticket office . |
| 5 | It may take courage , it may take discipline — but it is well worth the effort . |
| 6 | Furthermore , whilst the act of worship must normally take place on school premises , it may take place elsewhere on a special occasion . |
| 7 | Once again , the presence of an adult to help keep things going will make it easier for the cameraman , whose job it is to cover the most interesting bits of action wherever it may take place within the four walls of the room . |
| 8 | It may take place at any stage of intellectual or emotional — or libidinal — development . |
| 9 | ‘ It may take time , ’ Morgan warned . |
| 10 | It may take time for the resisters to realize that you mean to influence events through them and are not wanting merely to impose your nominal authority over them . |
| 11 | Accent or dialect can communicate place of residence during acquisition of language ; and it may take time for the listener to become accustomed to a different dialect . |
| 12 | It may take time for you to get the knack . |
| 13 | When you first do this it can seem quite a risk and it may take time for fluency to grow , but it is worth it ! |
| 14 | It may take time and courage to decide what you want and find the confidence to carry it through . |
| 15 | It may take time but it will . |
| 16 | It may take time to move from number ten to number one in the world , plus you will require one to two years for tiny adjustments in your game . ’ |
| 17 | The bisexuality within us all is presently unresolvable for you and it may take time to resolve itself . |
| 18 | If you 're travelling outside the area in which the flotilla is sailing it may take time to reach you , so our flotilla guarantee does not apply . |
| 19 | People who speak little or no English may not understand the need for speed , and it may take time to get the information translated . |
| 20 | Alright , and will give , give rise to a delayed response , so even though prices may rise , farmers ' output response wo n't be immediate , right , not only because of the growing season that 's involved , but due , but due to psychological resistance , erm , to the adoption of that technology , and also it may take time to acquire the necessary skills to implement that technology . |
| 21 | ‘ It may take time , but I 'm sure they really are going to be all right . ’ |
| 22 | For those who live at the home of British Motor-racing , it may sometimes be noisy and congested and it may take time to be served in the local shop . |
| 23 | ‘ It may take time , but eventually supporters will have something to look forward to . ’ |
| 24 | It may take time to build a successful team , but we will get there . |
| 25 | If a dispute arises , a court will probably not take account of the layout in construing the contract , although it may take account of headings and/or marginal notes . |
| 26 | It meets , and even surpasses , all the criteria laid down by the World Cup committee after the inaugural event in 1987 ; that there should be healthy commercial environment , that the event should be well supported and that it should take place in only one country . |
| 27 | Diana was very aware that if anything special had to be cultivated it should take place without any pressure from the press . ’ |
| 28 | In the early days of November the members of the Cabinet fell to arguing not whether there should be an election at all upon the issue , but exactly when it should take place . |
| 29 | There has been some difference of opinion as to what that case decided , but there is no dispute that the court held that the postponement of the consultation process with the Lord Chief Justice and the trial judge until three years after sentence was unlawful , and that it should take place as soon as possible after conviction . |
| 30 | Preferably it should take place towards the end of their course . |