Example sentences of "[modal v] take a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a picture is worth a thousand words , it might take a thousand words to describe a picture . |
| 2 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
| 3 | Obviously if you 've got a load that 'll take a whole van load you build it up as high as you can . |
| 4 | But it 'll take a brave competitor to challenge any decision he calls |
| 5 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 6 | As we prepare for the future , we thought we 'd take a few minutes to look back — at the first ten years of Central News . |
| 7 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 8 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 9 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 10 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 11 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 12 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 13 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 14 | It may take a little time to adjust to anything , from strange surroundings to a new mattress . |
| 15 | They may take a toasted sandwich to eat outside . |
| 16 | If there is some improvement , persist for another month or two — the Candida is slowly dying of starvation , and it may take a little while to finish it off entirely . |
| 17 | Some solicitors acting for the husband may take a robust view to save their clients costs and , following the court order , may merely dispatch the title deeds to the wife 's solicitors on the basis that the husband has no further interest in them and that they will receive a conveyance for execution by the husband in due course . |
| 18 | This may take a few iterations to achieve a good balance , but should eventually make the zero crossings correspond to more or less zero field . |
| 19 | It would take a separate book to give all of the tragic accounts of the killings , and , in any case , this has already been done . |
| 20 | It would take a million years to tell you all the things I have done , and some of the things I would n't tell even you , ’ she said mischievously , ‘ but it 's great to be home . |
| 21 | From this he calculated the time it would take a sated bat to starve to death , the time it would take an empty bat to starve to death , and all intermediates . |
| 22 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 23 | The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety . |
| 24 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 25 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 26 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 27 | However , he stressed that economic growth was still heavily dependent on continued flows of external assistance , since the programmes under way would take a long time to carry out . |
| 28 | The second alternative would take a long time to achieve . |
| 29 | This form of socialism , based upon the accountability of the state to society rather than vice versa , would take a long time to develop , but it was this form of socialism that supporters of perestroika hoped the Party Conference would develop further — as indeed it did . |
| 30 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |