Example sentences of "[modal v] take a [adj] [noun] get " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 3 | It will take a little practice to get right , but a tie made properly and firmly in this way will ‘ feel ’ right , and it will at once be clear how and why this method does a job that other methods and materials do not do . |
| 4 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 5 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 6 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
| 7 | Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months . |
| 8 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 9 | The keyboard controls can take a little time to get used to — here 's a list of the main commands : |