Example sentences of "[coord] it [verb] time " in BNC.

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1 He does not know what to do , and it takes time to solve the problem .
2 She 's very young , only a girl really , and it takes time to get used to this funny little country .
3 It 's like two distinct things , two different worlds , and it takes time to make the transition between them in one sitting . ’
4 Quite often all the things that parents want to say go out of their heads and it takes time and confidence in their listener to start to explore the greater areas of concern .
5 In order to have a current , charge carriers must be accelerated , and it takes time to accelerate particles of finite mass .
6 yeah I think that 's probably the best thing and gradually the past you 've missed might start fitting into place as it were you know if you , if you keep up with the present , I think that 's probably the best thing so er and , you know , er I know it 's no comfort but these things take time , you know it takes time to get socialized into something and it takes time to get used to a way of working .
7 Searching for papers can be annoying to the person being called and it wastes time and money .
8 Delia Sutherland was impatient ; he was always this pedantic and it wasted time .
9 A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted .
10 He held the parcel out and then let it fall , and it had time enough to turn lazily over before it landed with a solid smack on the terrace below and bounced towards the rail .
11 It 's often easier for children if you make the choice on their behalf , and it saves time if they know the groups they 're going to work in before they get to the hall or drama space .
12 ‘ No , and it needs time and discipline as well as motivation , ’ Belinda murmured , the instinctive empathy she had felt for Faye growing as she heard more of the painter 's story .
13 But it takes time , time , time .
14 But it takes time . ’
15 Satellite surveillance is all very well , but it takes time to get information back and in that time a naval force can have moved a fair distance .
16 Sure , they 're more upfront , but it takes time to actually understand what 's being said .
17 All good things , but it takes time away from you .
18 To locals who criticise this effort to attract low-paid jobs , Dulce Maria Sauri , the state governor , says : ‘ I 'd like a car plant , that 's the dream of every governor , but it takes time .
19 And obviously that you can do , but it takes time , it 's quicker just to walk into a travel agent and pick up a cheap bargain .
20 ‘ We 're gradually eliminating people from the inquiry but it takes time .
21 Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time .
22 Installing a new water system is not a difficult job , but it takes time .
23 But it takes time .
24 Er but it takes time to recover from the er the the shock and the experience and the unnerving .
25 But it takes time .
26 so that 's something else to look at , but it takes time
27 Not only does a Jack Russell give a good indication of the whereabouts of ferrets and rabbits underground but it saves time , giving an accurate indication of where to begin sweeping the ground with a locator .
28 What is suggested here may seem tedious and unnecessary , but it saves time and frustration in the long run , and makes the checking itself more effective and fruitful .
29 But it took time to develop interest .
30 He visited prisons in France , Holland , Austria , Prussia , Denmark , Sweden and Russia — but it took time to establish his authority and certainly his relationships with administrators and staff were often initially imbued with deep suspicion or outright opposition .
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