Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Ben Ali had a few minor constitutional changes to offer , but the absence of substantive concessions to the opposition parties has taken some of the gloss off his big day . |
| 2 | He admits , though , that moving the baton in three dimensions does take some getting used to . |
| 3 | PROFS has to take some of the credit ( or blame ) for IBM 's ability to recycle its people . |
| 4 | I mean the furore about actually leasing trains has taken several years to develop erm And you just have to look at at the moment now and he does n't know if he 's sinking or swimming basically . |
| 5 | But it must be remembered that the process of evolving acceptable accounting standards has taken many years . |