Example sentences of "it be [verb] take [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But it 's going to take some time before construction begins .
2 President Bush has warned that he will not sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is amended to take local employment priorities into account , " because people and their jobs deserve protection too " .
3 It is designed to take minimum space and weighs 55 kg .
4 The notice shall state the date on which it is proposed to take such action and shall in no case be given less than four weeks before the examination is due to be taken .
5 ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem .
6 In brief , yes , you can , but it is going to take some doing .
7 Tell you what I must do actually whilst I 'm thinking about it is do take one lot of washing out and put another lot in .
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