Example sentences of "it [verb] take [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 2 | ‘ It has taken quite a large chunk out of our lives , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The third practice had overspent because it had taken over a smaller practice after the preparatory work on budget setting had been completed , and it had not been able to make an accurate estimate of prescribing costs for the 1300 patients involved . |
| 4 | It had taken only a little practice to discover how to lie there , flat on her back , and slowly , with great care , peel away the roof beam and open back the two vast panes of glass . |
| 5 | There had been no problem in finding a matching replacement for the cut piece ; a hardware shop in Inverness had supplied it , and it had taken only a few minutes to fit . |
| 6 | Because it does take out a significant volume of traffic out of Harrogate and Knaresborough . |