Example sentences of "take [adv] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because the electronic pulses which control the scanning of the video picture are interrupted at the point of the change , and the system takes quite a time to re-adjust itself . |
| 2 | But it takes quite a time for the liquid to solidify and the glass to splinter and fragment . |
| 3 | The addiction takes quite a time to develop . |
| 4 | And if you could get here by half past seven those of you who have got items , it 'll be much appreciated cos it takes quite a time to set them out . |
| 5 | However , he did know that he nearly died at the time of his peritonitis operation , and so it was easy to convince him that it would take quite a time before he was really strong again . |
| 6 | The penalty is that you have to decide what sizes you want and prepare them in advance , a process that can take quite a time and uses up a considerable amount of disk space . |
| 7 | The process of report and interrogation took quite a time , and Rostov began to suspect that if he and the others were to be subjected to some form of tribunal before their fate was decided , then at least it would pass for a fair one . |
| 8 | That was actually quite a productive meeting , although it took quite a time to get through it , I think we did the right thing on the continuous procedures . |
| 9 | By the time we sat down here I thought well considering that we came in by car door to door practically and that when the driving was n't public transport it it 's taken quite a time to get into |