Example sentences of "it may take [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A reasonable duration period should therefore be set for MINTEG otherwise it may take several runs before anything is deleted . |
| 2 | Not everyone suits the same kind of photographic style , and it may take several tries before you find a picture that eventually gets you noticed . |
| 3 | Acrylic tends to dry less opaque than it look when wet , and it may take repeated overpainting when thin layers of colour are used to cover completely something underneath . |
| 4 | In practice , however , the elasticity of demand for imports and exports may not be of an appropriate value or else it may take considerable time before such automatic forces become effective . |
| 5 | Although they see it as a step in the right direction , people working in the area fear that it may take another generation before Karamoja cools down . |
| 6 | Except , of course , for the fact that it may take some while before the matter particle falls into the black hole — in which case the Universe has a temporary and minor energy surplus . |
| 7 | The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending . |
| 8 | It may take some time before matters settle down again and action proceeds quasi-automatically according to revised schemas . |