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Example sentences of "[pron] takes [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	is that that the consultation is a problem the legislation which takes away the requirement for several developments to promote valuable time and be advertised prior to the application so the first most people knew about this application was after this this opportunity prior to that to discuss it with the development before it was submitted .
2	The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is a large but welcoming and intellectually stimulating community which takes seriously the education and welfare of graduate students .
3	There are hides and a footpath around the reserve which takes about an hour to walk .
4	Often one takes home the luxury and sees only a mulched wad of money .
5	One takes home the bargain and sets it down in its place , and sees either one 's own talent or poverty of imagination .
6	It takes just a second to put on my leathers . ’
7	Above our hearing , bats flit around in total darkness , judging their distance from objects by emitting high-pitched bursts of sound and timing how long it takes fro the echo of the sound to bounce back .
8	Or without extending the whole process so that it takes nearly a year to change anything ?
9	It takes nearly an hour to negotiate the course of a conversation .
10	‘ It takes away an individual 's dignity and a family 's self-respect .
11	Morse shook his head : ‘ It provokes the desire , but it takes away the performance . ’ ’
12	It takes away the hassle .
13	‘ It takes away the balance , ’ Paddy said .
14	Above all it takes seriously the work done by the pupils on site , and incorporates it into further classwork .
15	It takes seriously the health and well-being of neighbours and is doing everything possible to help identify the cause of these problems .
16	I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed .
17	If you 're in the phone book , it takes only a couple of rings to confirm your absence before some toe-rag pays an unwelcome visit .
18	It takes only a minute or two to wrap a band of netting supported by three or four canes around the plant , threading one cane through generously overlapping ends to keep the band in place .
19	Under the Treaty of Rome , it takes only a majority of EC members to launch a constitutional conference that obliges heads of government to talk about central powers that some would call non-negotiable .
20	It takes only a month , a few dozen overseas phone calls to get the guarantee from the Philippine bank , which is handing them out like free samples .
21	Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige .
22	It takes about a minute to print a full A4 page .
23	Having more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk compared with not smoking at all , and it takes about a year of non-smoking for that risk to return to normal .
24	It takes about an hour to travel the length of the lake in complete silence .
25	Well Marg I mean I phoned Margaret , she said it takes about an hour .
26	A pack of chili sauce , somebody go and get to get it on , it takes about an hour .
27	It takes about an hour to take it off .
28	It takes quite a while to organise each festival .
29	It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally .
30	I mean we do n't whether she sort of it does n't say whether she volunteered to go and talk to the people in the school , but even so it 's quite it takes quite a lot of doing to stand up in front of a group of people you do n't know and talk about the work .