Example sentences of "[noun] it [modal v] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Should an accident seriously damage one of the craft it could take years to gear up specialised production lines to build the larger replacement parts . |
| 3 | So it 's it appeals to the right brain that visual aspect it can take attention it can actually make the presenter move around when it switches attention what does that do for the audience then ? |
| 4 | In 1992 the Essex Youth Orchestra toured Venice and this year it will take part in the Edinburgh Festival . |
| 5 | When he returned to London it would take months of arguing with some scrupulous clerk of the Exchequer to get it reimbursed . |
| 6 | On land it can take years for two people to become close friends , yet at sea the years are telescoped into hours . |
| 7 | But on 20 September the Commission announced that for the first time it would take Britain before the European Court of Justice . |
| 8 | Early in 1976 Austrian Niki Lauda said that it was totally unsuitable because of the time it would take firefighters to reach some parts of the vast circuit . |
| 9 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 10 | But local people remained sceptical about the time it can take crews to reach emergencies . |
| 11 | LASMO believes that as operator it must take responsibility for the care and protection of the environment and it must ensure that every aspect of its work is carried out in a safe and effective way . |
| 12 | If such a right is granted to the tenant it will take effect as a legal easement ( Moody v Steggles ( 1879 ) 12 Ch D 261 ; William Hill ( Southern ) Ltd v Cabras Ltd [ 1987 ] 1 EGLR 37 ) . |
| 13 | Labour knows to win power it must take Swindon from the Conservatives . |