Example sentences of "[noun sg] can take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Adjudication Committee can take a broad range of actions in relation to complaints : it can : |
| 2 | Being a super-duper well-'ard off-road jobbie , your machine can take a fair amount of punishment before falling to bits . |
| 3 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 4 | This part of the meeting can take a large proportion of the time available . |
| 5 | It is a question of whether the size of the room can take the increased proportions . |
| 6 | It may be that , over time , education can take a long term view of itself through the medium of the successful business . |
| 7 | Like a wound in your own flesh , a clean cut heals quickly , but a jagged , ragged , bruised gash can take a long time to heel and is open to infection all that time . |
| 8 | Defending a petition can take a long time and be expensive . |
| 9 | Within the legal container of marriage , the idealization and illusion so characteristic or the in-love state can take a nasty knock . |
| 10 | Be warned though : commercial music can take a long time to clear and can also be expensive . |
| 11 | Cuffs and hem are knitted , and though this does n't suit everyone — the knitting can take a long time to dry out if it gets wet — I do n't find it unacceptable . |
| 12 | Reconciling yourself to making the final decision can take a long time and be very painful . |
| 13 | Alternatively the other detector can take a lower-resolution spectrum of objects up to a 10 000 times fainter . |