Example sentences of "it take [noun] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason for this is that suitable up-to-date information on employment , prices , etc. may not be immediately available , partly because it takes time for such data to be collated . |
| 2 | ‘ Strathclyde is a huge organisation , the biggest local authority in the country : it takes time for these things to be corrected . ’ |
| 3 | As it takes time for these reactions to occur , one country 's acid rain may be the result of another 's emissions . |
| 4 | I suppose it takes years for two cultures to achieve perfect harmony . |
| 5 | ‘ They said it would be as soon as possible — but it takes years for some people . |
| 6 | erm I can not see , and this is where I part company with Peter Williamson to some extent , I can not see any reason why his data should be regarded as showing that when the sudden change did take place it took place for any reason other than natural selection within a single population . |
| 7 | Simple laboratory tests were able to show the acutely toxic effects of large doses of organochlorines , but it took years for high concentrations to accumulate in belugas that had consumed large quantities of lightly-contaminated food . |
| 8 | It took time for these changes to become effective . |