Example sentences of "it takes [art] [det] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
2 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
3 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
4 | Chloe explains it takes a few days to learn how to breastfeed . |
5 | It takes a few weeks to establish in the tank before it begins to grow . |