Example sentences of "[adj] take some time " in BNC.

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1 As you might imagine , this takes some time and is also completely mental .
2 All this took some time and he was not a particularly military figure at the end of it .
3 Lots of men I know are prepared to take some time ensuring their children 's food is fresh and safe , once they understand the issues . ’
4 First , although it may not take very long for a trained and experienced therapist to analyse a transcript using LARSP , the procedure itself is relatively technical and is likely to take some time to learn from scratch ( Connolly 1979 ) .
5 It is also likely to take some time because of delays of up to eight weeks in obtaining replies to local authority searches .
6 I am sure that the hon. Gentleman appreciates that that takes some time .
7 However , once our son arrives , I may have got things on an even keel and be able to take some time off . ’
8 " It had better be new lines , I think , Peter — work that is liable to take some time .
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