Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] take [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need to avoid the use of low status female gender role terms with the same care you take to avoid male gender titles . |
| 2 | And you 've had all the time in the world it takes to dial seven digits . |
| 3 | During the time it took to drink three glasses of unspeakable piss masquerading as wine , I had close to twenty offers : straight sex , not so straight sex , definitely warped sex , threesomes , foursomes , orgies , photos , videos . ’ |
| 4 | Commuting hassles ate up the time it took to re-stock one-off designs . |
| 5 | The only thing that ruined the game for me was the time it took to load each room . |
| 6 | The time it takes to receive local land charge search results varies greatly depending upon the particular local authority and can take between one and four weeks to obtain . |
| 7 | The EPA has received considerable criticism concerning the length of time it takes to set such emission standards . |
| 8 | Drinking with meals the correct way can actually be ‘ slimming ’ , in that it can helpfully add to the time it takes to consume high-fibre meals . |
| 9 | The Smaller Firms Council of the Confederation of British Industry is to press the Government to introduce changes in court procedures which would speed up the time it takes to pay bad debts . |