Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | P.S. Please keep the sachet , as a reminder of how little it takes to save a child 's life . |
| 2 | Those were the words of Emperor Franz Joseph on St. Wolfgang , which just goes to show how much it takes to get an Emperor really excited . |
| 3 | Too young for you even to try and explain what you were doing , how important it was and how much it took out of you . |
| 4 | Hardly a candidate for success you might think but you would be wrong to the tune of £120m because that 's how much it took at the US box-office . |
| 5 | In terms of time that meant ten to twelve hours , depending on how long they took to get through the Romanian frontier . |
| 6 | how long they take to die |
| 7 | The other important questions are how long reservoirs survive , and how long they take to develop . |
| 8 | okay , pretend that you 're that building and I want you to describe yourself and and I want the rest of the class to see if they can guess what it is and how long they take it they take to guess okay , and if you think you know what that person is , put your hand up do n't do n't shout out . |
| 9 | There is really no way of knowing how long it takes to develop an actor who has already gained a lot from work in university . |
| 10 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 11 | How long it takes to complete the whole block of letters is measured . |
| 12 | Your donations mean we 'll always be there , no matter what the circumstances , or how long it takes . |
| 13 | Get someone to do the same walk at the same time , see how long it takes … ’ |
| 14 | You know roughly how long it takes you to dress yourself ; you know what time the children arrive home from school . |
| 15 | Premiere of a new dance piece that will take a playful look at how long it takes to be serious , silly , thoughtful , beautiful and , above all , in time while dancing . |
| 16 | You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty . |
| 17 | But when you begin fishing , if it is a swim you have never fished before with a swimfeeder , it is essential that you find out how long it takes to empty so that you can set up a rhythm of casting and feeding . |
| 18 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well your home is insulated and draught proofed . |
| 19 | No matter how long it takes , communication should n't be through a third person unless it 's absolutely necessary . |
| 20 | Now break it up as it is cut along the dotted lines and the object is to see how long it takes for it to be reassembled . |
| 21 | How long it takes to reach the size , and the actual attainable size of this fish are things fishkeepers will be investigating . |
| 22 | How long it takes to reach the size , and the actual attainable size of this fish are things we will only find out with time . |
| 23 | Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen . |
| 24 | And no matter how long it takes , we will understand each other — all without making the mother feel stupid . ’ |
| 25 | By applying such a low EM field to a cell in order to excite it and then observing how long it takes to discharge , it is possible to determine when a cell has become transformed from a normal state to a cancerous condition . |
| 26 | The ‘ now ’ here instead corresponds to the ‘ now ’ on & alpha Centauri in 4.5 years ' time , because that is how long it takes light to get from here to there . |
| 27 | If you have a tank that always seems to be disease prone , or the fish die , often for no apparent reason , I would suggest that any decoration that is in or going in your tank be checked and double checked no matter how long it takes and how safe it is said to be . |
| 28 | Someone is sure to ask you how long it takes to knit a jumper , but do n't tell them the exact number of hours and minutes , or they will expect their jumper by tomorrow ! |
| 29 | It 's obvious News is dead and NewsPrint is going the same way , though how long it takes remains to be seen . |
| 30 | Its own experience indicates how long it takes to build a robust usable operating system . |