Example sentences of "it takes [adv] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the first group of dogs feeds — it takes just a few seconds for them to finish the bowls , right down to the lick clean — I huff on my fingers , more hopefully than knowingly . |
| 2 | It takes just a few seconds to alter CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to make these changes . |
| 3 | It takes just a few seconds , but it gives horses better security for life . |
| 4 | On the tips it takes just a few years . |
| 5 | It takes only a few minutes . |
| 6 | If the skin is healthy , it takes only a few minutes for the molecules to be absorbed ; much longer if the skin is congested or if there is much subcutaneous fat . |
| 7 | It takes only a few minutes down to the shore , and I stop by the pier where one or two herring gulls are sitting rather listlessly , and a couple of hooded crows are poking about on the beach . |
| 8 | It takes only a few minutes to carry out this simple exercise , but it will greatly improve your ability to recognise genuinely lost coins when your search head passes over them . |