Example sentences of "take at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That would be a decision Mr Kinnock would take at the time , ’ Mr Mandelson declared loftily . |
| 2 | It was recognized by all concerned that it would take at least three and more likely five years for any of the Brabazon types to come into production , so work also proceeded on interim types that could hold the gap until the newer types were in service . |
| 3 | You could sign up for a series of courses , which you could take at your own pace . |
| 4 | On average , it would take at least five or six genetic changes to turn a crop into a dangerous weed . |
| 5 | Martin Clark looked a little green , though he forced down 20 points , and they missed Joel Moore , whose ligament injury will take at least two more weeks to heal . |
| 6 | The changes imposed were just about as much as the Services could take at that time without loss of morale and fighting efficiency . |
| 7 | It is made from fermented soya beans and the whole process of producing the sauce should take at least a year . |
| 8 | ‘ It would take at least $1 billion to start a studio from scratch ’ , reckons one mogul who adds that ‘ even then it would need a lot of luck . ’ |
| 9 | Mr Graham White , of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust , said : ‘ It will take at least a year or 18 months of continuous rain to bring this river back to what it once was , and persuade the swans to stay . ’ |
| 10 | WHEELCHAIR competitors in Sunday 's London Marathon have been told that instead of going for personal best times they must take at least one hour and 50 minutes to complete the course . |
| 11 | It will take at least half an hour to park your car and get to the ticket booths . |
| 12 | It may well take at least the lifetime of a Parliament to put things right , but Labour will start immediately . |
| 13 | We knew the train would take at least four hours to cover the sixty kilometres from Raxaul to Dhang . |
| 14 | It would take at least another seven or eight years to turn her into a recognizable human being . |
| 15 | We had barely enough food for three months , let alone the four and a half it would take at fifteen miles a day . |
| 16 | As the onset of leprosy is slow , it will take at least 10 years to produce positive results . |
| 17 | It will take at least ten years before all general practices can join the fund-holding scheme . |
| 18 | Scientists estimate that the ozone layer would take at least a century to fully recover and regenerate itself . |
| 19 | The rules of the game are that each person goes alternately and must take at least one match from one line . |
| 20 | Your Koi will probably take at least 2–3 years before they are old enough to breed . |
| 21 | These atoms , as we have seen , are spewed out from dying stars ; but it would take at least a billion years for a star to use up all its helium energy and explode , hence life could not exist in a universe consisting of the shortest-living stars , since the necessary elements such as carbon would not exist . |
| 22 | Bass players of the time were most unhappy about the situation , though ; their instrument , the double bass , was exceedingly bulky , very fragile and did not take at all well to the rigours of touring , especially if strapped to the roof of a car , as many were . |
| 23 | On leaving the squadron did take at least two of its old Hurricane Is with it . |
| 24 | One subscriber to the memorandum is required , and must take at least one share where there is a share capital so that the company 's minimum share capital is £1 and not £2 as in the case of multi-member companies . |
| 25 | But observers reckon that it will take at least three years to resolve the situation and by then BS could be virtually bust . |
| 26 | And here 's a simple sum : they reckon 700 visitors an hour could visit Canary Wharf though it would take at least 200 MILLION visitors to meet the development 's £600 million debts . |
| 27 | And even if the tests show there is no serious problem , he will take at least a couple of weeks to build up his strength again . |
| 28 | This can take at least three forms . |
| 29 | It can take at least two to three months if not longer to buy a house and any deal initiated during a housing trip may not be complete by the time the expatriate and family arrives in Britain . |
| 30 | I predict they will take at least one of the rubbers in their first round match against France , the current Davis Cup holders , at the end of this month . |