Example sentences of "[noun prp] take a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 2 | Back once more in the capital after an uneventful overland journey , Gould took a rare moment to sit down and recount his adventures to the expectant household in Broad Street . |
| 3 | Sims took a long time to think about answering that . |
| 4 | Alyssia took a deep breath to steady her nerves , and then said unsteadily , ‘ Nicole is more to you than just a friend , is n't she ? |
| 5 | as if to emphasise the significance of this movement , Ricci took a full minute to perform the simple rotation . |
| 6 | On the Asylum wall of Trobarrow Quarry , Dave Bates took a diagonal line to produce Diary of a Sane Man E7 6b , 100′ . |
| 7 | Hdtest takes a long time to complete its task ; I just leave it running overnight . |
| 8 | O'Hara took a long time to kick-start the motorbike from the kerb . |
| 9 | The four-cylinder engine was more reliable in 1957 , but BRM took a long time to realise that the P25 's air strut suspension — carried over from the V16 — was the cause of its savage oversteer . |
| 10 | Fortescue took a deep breath to control the fury raging within him . |
| 11 | Tamar took a deep breath to steady her nerves before she replied . |