Example sentences of "[pron] might take [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know how much to take , I might take ten pounds worth or something , I do n't need that much why , I need some money for Saturday as well do n't I ? , should n't need that much though
2 In 1800 there were no access roads , no mountain rescue , no way of keeping dry or changing wet clothes until returning home which might take three days .
3 Well no it 's only seventy pee a roll it might take two rolls but at least it 's , sort of , done .
4 I thought it might take two years of training . ’
5 When you have finished — it might take five minutes or five hours — look through your notes and pick out the central themes .
6 It might take five moves , or 10 , or 15 , to get to the goal , but when that happens , it is not because the player looked ahead that number of moves .
7 Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute , who also favours increasing the exemption , accepts that it might take many years to reverse the effects of its shrinkage .
8 He had been told from the start that recovery would happen , but it might take some years , so he felt their hopes were realistic .
9 Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years .
10 He might take three weeks off after a really hard fight , otherwise he 's back in the gym after three days . ’
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