Example sentences of "[adv] it takes [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main experimental procedure will involve measuring how long it takes people to read successive segments of carefully-prepared sentences presented on a microcomputer screen . |
| 2 | Your learned friend very fairly set the sort of orders one would expect in the case of this sort , erm , can I only add one thing which erm there is still a , failing erm his right there should have been an adjournment this morning that the question of a structured settlement could be investigated , all these people who have indeed , it must be from the plaintiff 's point of view as well , desirable that those investigations be erm carried out , with the greatest , greatest speed possible , obviously it takes time to er instruct the and so on and erm , it seemed er to me that it would be appropriate to include some of the I happen to discuss with my friend , erm providing for the matter to be brought back not later than a certain time |
| 3 | Thus it takes society twice as many resources to make an extra film rather than an extra meal . |
| 4 | Now it takes courage to be that sloppily sentimental . |
| 5 | Often it takes meetings such as this to reveal the pervasive nature of culturally determined behaviour . |
| 6 | Learning a language is essentially an individual process , but typically it takes place in the social context of the classroom . |
| 7 | The first race was held here in 1519 , and today it takes place once a year , on the third Tuesday of each March . |
| 8 | wo n't it takes ages |
| 9 | Sometimes it takes people years . |
| 10 | This is the case in ( 1 ) , where B 's final sentence " I ca n't find all that shitteries ( = junk , stuff ) in a day " is the portion of her turn responded to by her listeners , with a chorus of " you ca n't " and " sometimes it takes years " . |
| 11 | Each has been allocated a certain number of streets , but like everything else it takes time . |
| 12 | It is our contention that each of these dimensions — participants , purposes , collaborative style and pupil organization — is intrinsic to TTT , wherever it takes place . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 'm fully confident of winning the world title wherever it takes place . ’ |