Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it take " in BNC.
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| 1 | No pay was given for Bank Holidays , with the result that it took weeks to recover from the loss of income . |
| 2 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 3 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 4 | I would like to hear an opinion for somebody who ca n't afford the twelve hundred to two thousand pound that it takes for surrogacy ? |
| 5 | On Jan. 28 Uri Lubrani , Israel 's co-ordinator of government activities in Lebanon , said in an interview with Middle East Television that Israel did not object to the Lebanese government deploying its army in southern Lebanon on condition that it took action against terrorist organizations and did not support them . |
| 6 | An optimistic beginning , with an early goal thrown in , gave way to uncertainty and it took McCoist 's second goal to inspire Scotland to the stirring finale which brought a third from Pat Nevin five minutes from the end . |
| 7 | twenty five minutes in a car and it takes you about an , an hour on the bus . |
| 8 | My mum dabbed her eyes with her handkerchief and said , ‘ Arnold Bottomley had a seizure when he was on a canal boat and it took four of us to hold him , although he had been so easy-going on other trips , especially the Greek one that I did n't go on . |
| 9 | Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige . |
| 10 | ‘ But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 11 | But I got my hand there in a reflex action and it took the worst of it . |
| 12 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 13 | It cracked the wall down that side and it took out that window put a big crack in there and also in the ceiling . |
| 14 | This is also due to the action of plaque but it takes longer and is harder to spot . |
| 15 | The kind of limitations imposed by restrictions of full-time caring are not normal to someone in midlife but it takes courage to change the pattern once the need to be restricted has passed . |
| 16 | ‘ We need him as president because it takes him off the streets , ’ said his close pal , David Leopoulis . |
| 17 | This is easiest with an electric beater as it takes twice as long as you expect . |
| 18 | This however was no ordinary wedding as it took place on the Healthcare annual incentive to Mexico . |
| 19 | I 'm right off the side of the bike so it takes much longer for me to get back on it and control the slide . ’ |
| 20 | And the finding that it takes 400 msec to generate the electrical activity associated with the meaning of visually presented words suggests that this is one of the most complex activities our perceptual systems are asked to perform . |
| 21 | Let us assume that in the split second that it took our sender to walk into the room and to recognise another person , a decision was made to smile . |
| 22 | It is a little like the adage that it takes money to make money . |
| 23 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
| 24 | From such a quarter this is significant testimony ( though it prompts in me the reflection that it takes one to know one ) . |
| 25 | Its got , its got er one the downward thrust , one for an angled thrust and one for level thrust , and its got a , they reckon its got about a twenty minute range if it takes off vertically |
| 26 | Er , yes I am a person who uses public transport and I believe in it very much , but I must say that erm its very , very inconvenient , I have to rely on three different forms of public transport to get to my work and it takes twice as long as it would as if I , if I could go by car and so I can see the , the attraction of , of going by car and there are many improvements that could be made where I live for instance in , in Glasgow so that you would only have one change and not constantly shuttling to and fro between stations and buses and so forth . |
| 27 | But a night-marish six at the 164-yard 17th undid all the good work and it took a birdie at the last to rescue a par round . |
| 28 | It was the first time two West Indian batsmen had made a century stand for the sixth wicket in each innings of a Test and it took the game right away from England ; when the last wicket fell , Logie was left unbeaten on 95 , the score was 397 , and England had to survive for the best part of two days . |
| 29 | It rolled into a hollow and it took me half an hour to get it one yard back onto the road . |
| 30 | The portiera was an old deaf lady and it took Sandison five minutes to explain who he was and who he wanted to visit . |