Example sentences of "may take several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may take several hours during which she will lay small groups of eggs , which the male fertilises and covers with more bubbles . |
| 2 | They march in columns so long they may take several hours to pass one spot . |
| 3 | A short adventure may take several hours to complete , and that does n't count the times your character was killed and you had to start again . |
| 4 | Since the Validation program may take several hours to run , it is recommended that it is run overnight in batch mode . |
| 5 | This may take several minutes , but do not be impatient otherwise the sauce will be pale and uninteresting instead of a rich dark brown colour . |
| 6 | The whole process of sorting out the lengths of rope , tying in , and tying off the coils may take several minutes in a party of novices . |
| 7 | Standard MRI techniques require repeated sampling of the nuclear magnetic resonance signal in a series of experiments which may take several minutes to complete and are therefore only suitable for the study of static organs . |
| 8 | A reasonable duration period should therefore be set for MINTEG otherwise it may take several runs before anything is deleted . |
| 9 | It may take several operations . |
| 10 | Since the cancers may take several decades to appear , some of those children may still be at risk . |
| 11 | It may take several releases and many months before the company starts to see a return on its investments , so it is essential for an indie to have a relatively solid financial base to see it through the difficult early stages and to sustain the levels of promotion until an act on the label breaks . |
| 12 | This discussion may take several forms , including speech , writing , sign language or even ‘ talking inside oneself ’ . |
| 13 | Such terms may take several forms . |
| 14 | However , please remember that some holidays require visas or inoculations , which may take several weeks to obtain . |
| 15 | He said the nerve may take several weeks to heal . |
| 16 | Severe depression requires medical treatment , which may take several weeks to lift . |
| 17 | This may take several weeks , depending on the volume of wine to be blended . |
| 18 | Not everyone suits the same kind of photographic style , and it may take several tries before you find a picture that eventually gets you noticed . |
| 19 | It 's also worth noting that if leather corals are disturbed , especially by introducing them into an unfamiliar aquarium , the polyps will retract and it may take several days for them to reopen . |
| 20 | As full analysis may take several days to complete it is very important that it be carried out in a thermally regulated laboratory . |
| 21 | It will , however , occupy more space and , depending on the species , may take several years to establish . |
| 22 | The activities of moth larvae feeding on the fur or feathers binding the pellets together result in their breakdown even in dry conditions , although it may take several years for pellets to completely disintegrate . |
| 23 | Where similar temperate species take a year or less to complete their life cycles , polar species may take several years . |
| 24 | There is also the possibility that the invention represents only a modest ( but nonetheless patented ) improvement on the employer 's existing products ; hence it may take several years simply to recoup the research and development costs . |