Example sentences of "[coord] it take [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you write a spreadsheet for somebody else , you might be using a sixty six megahertz four eight six duel processor erm , spaceship , and , somebody is using a steam driven I B M A T or something , and it runs quite acceptably on your machine , a reasonable speed , and you give it to somebody else on that steam driven thing , and it takes ages to do anything , and er , you press a button and they wait half an hour sort of thing . |
| 2 | And it takes ages to call |
| 3 | mhm And they have to buy everything for you , and it takes ages does n't it . |
| 4 | But when you get to know them all , and it takes years and years , they 're marvellous company . |
| 5 | The economic realities meant that Prussia 's weight was thus far greater than the constitutional arrangements suggested : the Zollverein was administered by a sort of Council of Ministers which met annually in one of the capitals , and it took decisions by unanimity . |
| 6 | But fortunately the traffic was heavy and it took ages to reach Bethnal Green . |
| 7 | big one and it took ages to dry off , yeah . |
| 8 | ‘ In European countries , it took the working class years and years before they fully realized the fact that they formed a distinct and , under existing conditions , a permanent class of modern society ; and it took years again until this class-consciousness led them to form themselves into a distinct political party , independent of , and opposed to , all the old political parties formed by the various sections of the ruling classes . |
| 9 | It ai n't far back to the house , but it takes ages cos we got to walk slow . |
| 10 | that electrolysis , that 's the best way but it takes ages . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll put in a request for them to check out Albany ’ George grumbled , ‘ but it takes months to get them to do your office never mind your home . |
| 12 | ‘ They said it would be as soon as possible — but it takes years for some people . |
| 13 | Eventually , I managed to coax a strained fart from the horn , but it took hours of practice . |
| 14 | Brave Gail Devers was suffering from Graves Disease but it took doctors two years to diagnose the crippling thyroid illness . |
| 15 | Simple laboratory tests were able to show the acutely toxic effects of large doses of organochlorines , but it took years for high concentrations to accumulate in belugas that had consumed large quantities of lightly-contaminated food . |
| 16 | But it took pains not to criticise Whitehall . |