Example sentences of "[Wh det] take [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the trouble is not having enough modern catalogues of , of things that you can actually buy today because when they manufacturer them now they do n't erm make catalogues as often as they used to do er , it costs so much money in it I 'd er , I , I think that probably the next trend is going to be in lighting fittings er which will take in er you er , low energy lamps er , at the erm , the new fluorescent lamps er where erm , well there 's one in the hall which takes eight watts and it 's given us as much light out as a hundred watt lamp , er and |
| 2 | which takes 522 pages to outline for the novice how to modify behaviour and when it 's not likely to work perfectly . |
| 3 | We now discuss " sweeping " , which takes two forms . |
| 4 | Before use , the trimmer must be fully charged , which takes two hours . |
| 5 | There are four main residential blocks , or ‘ wings ’ with single cell accommodation ; Medway , which takes 171 men , Kent ( 166 ) , Weald ( 99 ) and Thanet ( 102 ) . |
| 6 | The " Long Tour " goes all the way from Zurich to Rapperswil and back , which takes 5 hours . |
| 7 | Sir Christopher Wren sits behind his desk , large as life and at least as natural , until a cloth is draped over the leather bound book concealing the projector , and his head is revealed as a white splodge which takes 80 hours of modelling . |
| 8 | My auntie 's got one which takes six discs in a little box like that . |
| 9 | South-east Cambridgeshire MP James Paice cut a ribbon to mark the completion of the £5.5 million one-and-a-half mile scheme which takes 25,000 vehicles a day . |
| 10 | She says I think the greatest problem for me is the mornings — having to work early — starting work at half past seven — there is n't a bus as early as that , leaving from Langford village into Bicester — so normally I have to walk it which takes 20-25 minutes — in the cold , which I absolutely hate ! |
| 11 | The bronze weather-vane can be removed by simply unscrewing it from the metal assemblage holding it , which takes 2 rounds . |
| 12 | It is , therefore , of particular significance to Lafayette as this new range , which took one year to develop , is launched into the market place . |
| 13 | The Individual Programme Plans of Elizabeth and Helen , which took two attempts to get off the ground because of staff changes and inadequate training , have been virtually suspended — even before the first reviews — because of the latest staffing upheaval . |
| 14 | The twenty-one defendants were accused of enormous wrongdoing before and during World War II in an indictment which took two days to read and 218 days to try before a tribunal composed of two judges from each of the four victorious countries . |
| 15 | Modelled here by Adele Curry , a student at the Blackpool and Flyde College of Hair and Beauty , the amazing creation which took two weeks to complete and stands well over a foot high is in celebration of Blackpool Tower 's £13 million transformation into Tower World . |
| 16 | If tests are successful , inventors Integrated Surgical Systems , which took six years to develop Robodoc , will apply for clinical trials throughout America . |
| 17 | In the crucial second game , which took 27 minutes , Jackman dominated several rallies and subjected Devoy to a lot of running . |
| 18 | the team was hoisted onto open trucks which took five hours to crawl the three mile distance from Lahore Airport to the Fortress Stadium with thousands and thousands of fans running alongside the procession . |
| 19 | Dustin had to suffer under a fourteen-piece latex mask , which took five hours a day to apply under the hot , steaming make-up lamps . |
| 20 | On the following day , Franco took the salute at a victory parade which took five hours to pass the towering dais on which he stood , flanked by military officers , Party officials , Church dignitaries and government ministers . |
| 21 | I brought the boat back from Bilbao in Spain on my own which took five days . |
| 22 | In 1860 the foreign secretary urged British diplomats not to use unnecessarily " this very costly channel of communication " , and until at least the end of the nineteenth century the ministers in China and Japan , to save money , were still guided , except in serious emergencies , by despatches which took five weeks to reach them via the Suez Canal , or four if they were sent across Canada . |
| 23 | On 19 September Ho embarked on a packet boat which took four weeks to reach Hanoi . |
| 24 | With 43 recommendations , the report , which took four months to prepare , admits that ‘ a free society requires the freedom to say or print things that are inconvenient to those in authority , whether they be members of the Royal Family , ministers , MPs , local councillors or public officials ’ . |
| 25 | Baron Grimm , with whom Mozart had finally fallen out , arranged for his departure on a slow , cheap coach , which took 10 days to reach Strasbourg . |
| 26 | Their trip , which took 38 hours instead of the normal 22 , coincided with 60ft waves and the worst North Sea gales for almost a century . |
| 27 | The first , which took 20 minutes , saw Martin open up a 6–2 lead only for Martin to recover to 6–6 . |
| 28 | I apologise to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department for being unable to attend at the start of the debate , due to the aggravated taking of British Rail , which took three hours to take me from York to the metropolis . |
| 29 | It was all a far cry from the first ascent of Everest 40 years ago , news of which took three days to reach London — on Coronation Day . |
| 30 | and we went down the River Nile which took three days |