Example sentences of "which can take " in BNC.
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| 1 | This process , which can take several decades in open country , may be contrived in only a few years in a garden by reversing the natural scheme of things . |
| 2 | There are no in-house incinerators licensed to take PCBs , though many firms run incinerators which can take simpler chemical wastes . |
| 3 | It is not merely a sexual offence , but one of the deepest breaches of trust which can take place in a family-based society . |
| 4 | Half board prices are based on twin rooms which can take two extra sofa beds . |
| 5 | Rather than mount from the ground , which can take some young horses by surprise just when you do n't want to , I opted for a leg-up and repeated the walk , trot and half transitions . |
| 6 | They staff a unit which can take six inpatients and functions as a day unit . |
| 7 | As the process proceeds many blood vessels become nipped and the scar tissue changes in colour from red to white which can take many years . |
| 8 | This compares very favourably with a battery system , which can take several hours to re-charge . |
| 9 | Thirdly , the hackers are preoccupied , they have a vocation , a mission , a hobby which can take on the proportions of a religious quest . |
| 10 | Enjoyment of sharing , of mutual enjoyment and learning , which can take place with all kinds and conditions of children . |
| 11 | When , among humans , there are outbursts of anger or fighting , then such emotions normally leave a residue of resentment , of ill-feeling , which can take some time to subside or disperse . |
| 12 | It 's a bargain for you and a money spinner for the airline , which can take the lion 's share of the profits . |
| 13 | Many conditions have to be fulfilled and eligibility established , which can take a considerable time ; so if you can improve the living conditions of your elderly parent yourself , without undue hardship , you would be well advised to do so . |
| 14 | In a new pond , which is effectively what you have , the filter must be allowed to mature the water , which can take weeks or even months . |
| 15 | Designer smells , which can take the anxiety out of a trip to the dentist or make your synthetic upholstery smell like real leather , are now being released on an unsuspecting public . |
| 16 | If your camcorder is one of the new low-light models which can take pictures down to levels of 2 lux , you could simply switch on the normal top lighting in your lounge and start recording some perfectly adequate pictures . |
| 17 | It is only the company itself which can take action against the auditors to remedy any damage which auditors ' negligence may have caused to the stakeholders . |
| 18 | It turns out that there are generally not enough dislocations originally present in most crystals to account for the very extensive slip which can take place in a ductile material . |
| 19 | COURSE : Eighteen holes that professionals can breeze around in less than 2½ hours but which can take a Sunday fourball anything up to seven . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's got two 500-horsepower diesel engines which can take the Nymph and six passengers in three double state-rooms from here to Hawaii non-stop . |
| 21 | Many fine original features remain , the oak beams , the 16th-century wall paintings , and in the great hall , a huge fireplace which can take thirty-inch logs . |
| 22 | Both parents help in the excavation of the pit , which can take up to three hours to dig . |
| 23 | As most models have only one wound anyway it will not be necessary to roll this extra dice , but it is important when it comes to rolling for heroes , big monsters , and engines of war which can take several wounds . |
| 24 | Despite their differences , however , both initiatives are associated with an increasing interest in modular-based curriculum provision , and with forms of assessment which can take into account the wide range of outcomes they are designed to achieve . |
| 25 | Representatives of Athenian local states purposively seek to nurture popular campaigns and public initiatives which can take up the welfare services ‘ action space ’ . |
| 26 | Consider the concept , common in high-level languages , of the boolean variable , that is , a variable which can take only two values ( true and false ) and upon which the usual boolean functions — and , or , etc.ban be Performed . |
| 27 | The patient is asked to attend the Outpatients Department for the biopsy results which can take 7–10 days . |
| 28 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 29 | Some materials , such as stone or wood , are largely subtractive , in that there is a natural substance from which parts are taken away , through chipping , sawing and other means , to create the finished artefact ; while others , such as cast metal or clay , are additive , in that a quantity is utilized in a plastic state which can take the shape of a template or mould . |
| 30 | Whilst it is not possible to conceive of a designing system which can take into account influences which are beyond the designer 's knowledge and comprehension , it is possible to generate a fundamental design procedure in which all relationships , known to the designer , are " captured " and tested for . |