Example sentences of "take the [adj] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm because the report is er quite a long report mainly the er part of the report erm I will pick out the most important comments and if I could take the first part of the report first erm this concerns a new staffing structure between er , newly emerged welfare rights and advice service . |
| 2 | Two thousand points is the usual size for battles that will last an entire evening , and three thousand points will give you enough troops for a battle that will take the best part of a day to fight . |
| 3 | Two thousand points is the usual size for a good evening 's battle , and three thousand points will give you enough troops for a battle that will take the best part of a day to fight . |
| 4 | Since it can take the best part of a day to book an international phone call , some foreign businessmen bring their own alternative — the Magnavox Magnaphone . |
| 5 | Bernice calculated that it would take the best part of an hour to reach them on foot . |
| 6 | I think it 's a good time to spend in the garden to be honest , I mean you ca n't , you ca n't , it 's not really long enough to try and do it at weekends , not if he wants to move that garage back , it 'll probably take the best part of the week to sort that out |
| 7 | Soon , it would take the better part of two days to pass between Famagusta and Kouklia . |
| 8 | We ca n't dig people 's gardens for them ( or our own for that matter ) ; we ca n't take the active part in life which we once did . |