Example sentences of "it may take [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legislation merely states that ‘ if it appears to a local planning authority that it is expedient in the interests of amenity ’ , it may take certain action , in relation , for example , to unsightly neglected waste land or to the preservation of trees . |
| 2 | In such cases , support and counselling for the parents and child will help in managing the situation or minimising its effect ; it may take hard work and not a little courage to help a resisting parent to recognise his or her element of incestuous involvement , but such a course can pay dividends in terms of family stability . |
| 3 | Acrylic tends to dry less opaque than it look when wet , and it may take repeated overpainting when thin layers of colour are used to cover completely something underneath . |
| 4 | In practice , however , the elasticity of demand for imports and exports may not be of an appropriate value or else it may take considerable time before such automatic forces become effective . |
| 5 | Although they see it as a step in the right direction , people working in the area fear that it may take another generation before Karamoja cools down . |
| 6 | Except , of course , for the fact that it may take some while before the matter particle falls into the black hole — in which case the Universe has a temporary and minor energy surplus . |
| 7 | It is a mistake to be too ambitious to begin with , for when 50 or so near maturity they will require lots of food and it may take some gathering . |
| 8 | Although it may take some practice to get used to the idea of changing the seemingly natural number scale , you will soon find that you automatically consider whether a transformation would aid analysis when you first look at a batch of data . |
| 9 | It may take some perseverance to get the appropriate files brought out of store , but it is well worthwhile . |
| 10 | The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending . |
| 11 | It may take some time ! |
| 12 | It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does . |
| 13 | Because he does n't drive a car , it may take some time . |
| 14 | The potential mobility of non-motorized persons is also enhanced , though it may take some time ( and , probably , more measures ) for the modal split to change significantly . |
| 15 | Jockey Club senior steward Lord Hartington said last night : ‘ We will certainly continue the campaign until we win but , sadly , it may take some time . |
| 16 | ‘ It may take some time . ’ |
| 17 | It may take some time to program this technique as it has to take into account all foreseeable circumstances . |
| 18 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 19 | It may take some time before matters settle down again and action proceeds quasi-automatically according to revised schemas . |
| 20 | Bear in mind that it may take some time for the police to arrive . |
| 21 | So I think it may take some time . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It may take some time to discover anything — if I can discover anything , that is . ’ |
| 23 | It may take some time to get the team of volunteers together again . |