Example sentences of "take some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the aermacchis are destroyed , so he takes some marines to make a reconnaissance across the island , his objective Goose Green . |
| 2 | After ploughing and reseeding , it takes some years for the soil to recover its stable structure , and the grass roots to develop their full strength . |
| 3 | Until an alleged audit failure has been properly investigated , which usually takes some years , the Institute knows no better than anybody else whether there really has been any negligence or wrongdoing . |
| 4 | It takes some years for the populace to realize that couples need not conceive so many children merely to ensure the survival of two or three . |
| 5 | Loud noise from passing vehicles is doubly unwelcome because , not only does it drown out the wanted sound , but it also causes the camcorder 's automatic gain control to lower the recording level ; this generally takes some seconds to return to normal after the disturbance , during which time the wanted sound is not recorded properly . |
| 6 | It takes some weeks for the normal bowel bacteria to adjust . |
| 7 | Dear Horace , I think I may be a bit late with this as here in the antipodes , and especially being some way down a circulation list , your column takes some weeks to reach me . |
| 8 | The job will take some hours and you will be without hot water while you are doing it , so you need to have everything to hand before starting . |
| 9 | In particular , the focus on the form of restrictive agreements , rather than on their effects , means that careful drafting can take some agreements between firms outside the scope of the legislation . |
| 10 | The fretting gives the neck a feel which resembles that of an acoustic guitar and would probably take some players a bit of time to get used to . |
| 11 | I shall take some dates . |
| 12 | As an initial pointer towards this counter-movement within respectable opinion , we can take some remarks by Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement , in an address to a conference on juvenile crime . |
| 13 | And on the Jimmy Young Show , as the news of Telecom 's unannounced increase in charges was discussed : ‘ Well , said Jimmy , brightly , ‘ let's take some calls on this issue and the first one is Mrs so-and-so from whatnot … ’ and , yes you 've guessed it , what did Mrs so-and-so from whatnot have to say ? |
| 14 | Right , we 'll take some calls after this , starting with Humphrey from Kew , David from Pinner and Bob from Edgeware . |
| 15 | Now let's take some calls and do n't forget our feature at three thirty , our all important feature , I think it 's the most important of the week do n't you ? |
| 16 | I bet this is runner up for erm gon na take some accessories okay ? |
| 17 | Let's take some blocks away . |
| 18 | Yes , you shall take some eggs back to your aunt , my Rhode Islands lay such beautiful brown speckled ones with yolks like marigolds . |
| 19 | If the wishes of the dead person are known , namely if he has made a will , the process will be easier , but it will still take some ti me to go through all the necessary procedures . |
| 20 | Why do we take some things as natural , unavoidable , and others as socially shaped and changeable ? |
| 21 | ‘ Should we take some bloods for chemistry , Dr Reynolds ? ’ she asked mildly . |
| 22 | Can you take some bloods for chemistry , and we 'll start her on streptokinase . |
| 23 | You 'd better take some sandwiches . " |
| 24 | Good , okay well let's take some details from you and what I 'll do is I 'll register your details onto our mailing list so that erm , anything that 's coming onto the market you 'll get a phone call on straight away to let you know but also I 'll then check and see what we 've got that might suit your requirements at the moment . |
| 25 | Yeah David said he 's not too bothered , would he rather take some beans and the toaster ? |
| 26 | In strong soils these side effects may take some years to show up ; on poor land they can exhaust the humus very quickly with disastrous results . |
| 27 | He had been told from the start that recovery would happen , but it might take some years , so he felt their hopes were realistic . |
| 28 | The Canadian researchers say that tests on animals are needed , but such work would take some years . |
| 29 | It was fully recognised by the Government , moreover , that it would take some years for normal conditions to be restored . |
| 30 | Eventually they could become brittle with age , but this might take some years . |