Example sentences of "[noun pl] it [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to think how many words it would take to start an argument . |
| 2 | you know in other words it might take a bit of time to work it out , there is some reason why he must of said that must n't did n't he ? |
| 3 | In other words it can take doing that person no good service like if there 's any doubt suspending it immediately . |
| 4 | Just as the young Federman arrives in America and will embark on a new series of experiences , so Double Or Nothing speculates about the possible shapes it might take . |
| 5 | Werner came to our rescue with the loan of a hundred dollars , which would have to see us through the three or four months it might take us to reach Aru . |
| 6 | IF you are depressed or anxious , having relationship difficulties or worried about work , finding a qualified counsellor to talk things over with is n't always easy — especially if you ca n't afford fees of between £15 and £30 an hour , or do n't feel able to wait the weeks or even months it can take to get an appointment . |
| 7 | Yeah I do n't say we do n't row , I do n't say we do n't argue and get on each other 's nerves , we do , but when he goes back to work now for a couple of days it 'll take me three or four days to settle down into not having him there . |
| 8 | At White Hart Lane , the season began with all the disappointments it could take . |
| 9 | Pentagon hardliners , who have opposed a chemical weapons ban on the grounds that it could not be verified adequately , suggested the idea of seeking continued production of the new ‘ binary ’ weapons during the 10 years it would take to eliminate all arsenals . |
| 10 | Years and years and years it would take . |
| 11 | Even if there were such a description it would be difficult to imagine the number of working years it would take to arrive at a complete frequency description of a novel , let alone " the language as a whole " . |
| 12 | Bankers have warned of ballooning costs over the 18 years it would take to build . |
| 13 | And we have never apart from I think we 've lost one spoon which was the since we started so er we do n't leave valuable things around but it 's an important consideration to think that our most valuable things are things it would take four large strong men to move |
| 14 | My way with memory is to entrust it only with things it will take some pride in looking after . |
| 15 | AS IT searches round , somewhat forlornly , for things it can take credit for , the Clinton administration might light on the changing fortunes of the Democratic governor of New Jersey . |
| 16 | As with all Cirrhilabrus species , scottorum is principally a zooplankton feeder in the wild , and may be seen rising up in aggregations , composed mainly of females and juveniles , from the bottom to a metre or more when actively feeding , but in aquarium conditions it will take a variety of foods and readily adapt to a regular feeding programme . |
| 17 | QUANTUM physicists are trying to calculate the probability that a particle goes from A to B. This probability is the sum of the probabilities of each of the possible routes it could take . |
| 18 | Using this technique , the lexicon defines each verb according to the cases it can take . |
| 19 | For tens of pennies it 'll take you to any one of 20 odd bays or villages in the area . |
| 20 | Sunday 5 April What they do n't understand , the tactical voters , the protest voters , the principled abstainers , the half-way house shilly-shalliers , the cynical sophisticates , is that , without a Labour government , millions of us are simply defenceless : not just the actually poor , but also the but-for-the-grace-of-Bevan-there-go-I potentially poor ; those of us who know that the gains of three generations can be undone in the three hours it would take to nod a Disabling Bill through a Lib-Con parliament . |
| 21 | Duncan had wanted to wait the few hours it would take to fix the Citation and run checks on it , but Myeloski was anxious to get to Tobolsk . |
| 22 | Fitted to give you a flattering silhouette , with bold accessories it would take you to the smartest occasion in style . |
| 23 | In these egalitarian times it would take no more than the price of an off-season 's weekend bed and breakfast and the permission of a landowner or two . |
| 24 | There are several different forms it can take . |
| 25 | For the fifteen minutes it 'll take , the computers will be completely in charge . |
| 26 | At a speed of fifty yards in fifteen minutes it would take me another eight hours to reach the road . |
| 27 | Because , I want to find out how many men it 'd take you to do the job in one hour . |
| 28 | But we could tell that it was longer because of the extra tape measures it would take to get from one side to the other . ’ |
| 29 | When the DSS pays mortgages it should take an equivalent stake in the mortgaged property . |
| 30 | Why could n't she slide out of herself and be someone else , if only for the ten seconds it would take to push open the door of the hotel and step across the threshold ? |