Example sentences of "take [adv] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes so many man hours . |
| 2 | Coleridge 's treatment of the topic is so varied , and takes so many forms , that to merely cite ‘ Creativity ’ as the subject matter of the poetry is to limit the range of Coleridge 's exploration . |
| 3 | ( Compare X , Y and Z in fig i ) — In some the progression is very rapid while in others it takes very many years and may only be triggered by an acute personal crisis such as retirement or when the children leave home ( the " empty nest syndrome " ) . |
| 4 | He runs too upright , relies too much on sheer strength instead of evading defenders , and so takes too many hits . |
| 5 | It is not likely , however , that you will obtain too many vitamins from food and that this will prove problematic ; the danger nearly always arises when a person takes too many vitamin tablets . |
| 6 | Thus , the transformational capabilities for fulfilling material needs are dangerous to the self if one takes too many of them , and they can be dangerous to others in contact with one . |
| 7 | We should take as many as we can . |
| 8 | ‘ Because we are world champions we do n't go out and take as many risks . |
| 9 | It can take as many as 10–15 years for HIV to destroy the body 's immune system . |
| 10 | Standing up to straighten his back , he would take as many as half a dozen buds , popping them all into his mouth , then down he 'd go , snick , snick , bud in , and on to the next — he went so fast that it took two assistants following behind and tying in to keep up with him ! |
| 11 | It comes with up to 64 processors , and the T9000 version will take as many as 2,048 processors ; the machines come be configured as hypercubes , rings , or binary trees , and come with standard SCS and Ethernet interfaces . |
| 12 | This is not only damaging to the final exam marks of the Student ( since a Student who had managed 60% in the Final Examination could fail because their End of Module Tests reduce the mark ) , but foolish , since they can take as many retakes of the End of Module Tests as they wish in order to achieve a good pass-mark . |
| 13 | We 'll take as many as we can er , during the programme . |
| 14 | The problem with delaying is that the Protocol documents are sent through to the buyer 's conveyancers in dribs and drabs and this can take as many weeks as did the old system of going through preliminary enquiries , etc . |
| 15 | The result was that the dealers did n't take too many orders for the ‘ old ’ car . |
| 16 | He could n't take too many more like that … |
| 17 | 7 Do n't take too many clothes during the season . |
| 18 | She 'll need to watch she does n't take too many of them . |
| 19 | I only want to deal with it in broad terms and that is that compared to earlier E I Ps where West Yorkshire authorities were saying , Do n't take too many people into North Yorkshire , as you 'll undermine our regeneration to paraphrase . |
| 20 | Oh it would take too many spare people rest day . |
| 21 | mind you I have er , I have that way inclined you know , I do take too many risks I suppose really . |
| 22 | Do n't take too many . |
| 23 | One actor took so many drugs in quick succession he almost died . |
| 24 | Photographer Sandra Lousada , who produces lots of our favourite pictures , took so many gorgeous shots that we were spoilt for choice . |
| 25 | In fact it is more of a puzzle to work out why it took so many decades to become established ( Hatton 1986 ) . |
| 26 | Er about this strike and er but time went on and it became obvious that er nobody were going to win only the boss like this boss , course he was he was scratching through , and so they called the strike off and every person who worked at er every firm had a meeting and they all decided to take so many and every firm took so many of the workers and so nobody was ever unemployed as a consequence of the strike which was very very good . |
| 27 | Apart from the dollars spent , one may wonder at the concealed costs of taking so many consultants away from their patients and research workers from their laboratories and clinics . |
| 28 | If it had n't have been for her I would n't have been taking so many exams . |
| 29 | And he dight himself full gallantly and well , and took with him many knights , both his own and of his kindred and of his friends , and he took also many new arms , and came to Valencia to the King with two hundred of his peers in arms , in festival guise ; and the King went out to meet him , and received him right well , and did him honour ; and at this were all the Counts displeased . |
| 30 | She had been married for five years and it took as many years again to finalise the divorce . |