Example sentences of "it [is] [verb] to take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's expected to take two months just to identify and catalogue the antiques so they can be matched with items reported stolen.Two men are helping police with their inquiries . |
| 2 | It 's expected to take 9 months to complete . |
| 3 | But it 's going to take some time before construction begins . |
| 4 | But if you practise it sitting down , your voice 'll be very different , the speed of your voice will be different , and if you do n't practise it out loud you wo n't be able to get any idea of whether it 's going to take three minutes or not . |
| 5 | President Bush has warned that he will not sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is amended to take local employment priorities into account , " because people and their jobs deserve protection too " . |
| 6 | a ‘ notice to warn ’ can require the trader upon whom it is served to take specified steps to warn consumers about unsafe goods which that trader supplies or has already supplied . |
| 7 | In summer 1986 it is planned to take two HND or degree students : their training schemes provide for them to understudy intermediate departmental managers ( including the Head Housekeeper ) for six-week periods . |
| 8 | It is designed to take minimum space and weighs 55 kg . |
| 9 | The notice shall state the date on which it is proposed to take such action and shall in no case be given less than four weeks before the examination is due to be taken . |
| 10 | The kestrel is an adaptable predator , and even in Europe it is known to take large quantities of insects and earthworms ( Brown , 1976 ; Yalden & Warburton , 1979 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |
| 12 | In brief , yes , you can , but it is going to take some doing . |