Example sentences of "it take [adv] [adj] years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes approximately four years in the British climate for a fish to attain that length ( and equivalent weight of about 1lb 4oz ) . |
| 2 | It takes about five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider . |
| 3 | It takes about 30 years from planting for a tree to grow enough bark to be harvested . |
| 4 | Wh w when testing a new drug , you 're trading off th th the the level of testing you can do , it takes about a hundred millions pounds to produce a new drug , it takes about ten years from test tube to getting a licence . |
| 5 | It took over two years of treatment and months of distress before 28-year-old Bethan Roberts found a cure for acne |
| 6 | It took only two years of renewed civilian government to see this death toll increase by 50 per cent . |
| 7 | It took only three years for Totten to move St Johnstone through the pecking order to the Premier Division and the club were in the top half of the table when , on 14 December , the McDiarmid Park chairman , Geoff Brown , decided a change was necessary . |