Example sentences of "[modal v] take a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITISH Airways boss Lord King should take a few trips on Richard Branson 's Virgin Atlantic . |
| 2 | ‘ It might take a few games for Martin to settle into the side but he is a good team man and strong defensively . |
| 3 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
| 4 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ But it might take a few years . |
| 6 | Erm , well we 've got , I 'll take a few notes erm during this , during the course of our conversation , I 'll take them away , study them in complete confidence and come back to you next week with my recommendations . |
| 7 | Erm during the course of the meeting I 'll take a few notes , erm |
| 8 | It 'll take a few trips , but I should be able to get everybody involved in this mess back home eventually . ’ |
| 9 | As we prepare for the future , we thought we 'd take a few minutes to look back — at the first ten years of Central News . |
| 10 | The originator of the tapes has clearly decided to make his tape deck pay for itself ( although I think he could take a few hints on how to eliminate unwanted hum and noise ) and the result can only be described as a rip off . |
| 11 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 12 | It would help if , perhaps , you could take a few days longer to prepare a considered report . " |
| 13 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 14 | But not all badgers instantly discover a taste for peanuts : it may take a few visits on your behalf before they catch on that these small pellets are good to eat . |
| 15 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 16 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 17 | Though osmone may take a few days , if not weeks , to work , and not everyone can detect the smell , its action is gentle but effective , claims Dr Todd . |
| 18 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |
| 19 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 20 | This may take a few iterations to achieve a good balance , but should eventually make the zero crossings correspond to more or less zero field . |
| 21 | The client 's cheque would take a few hours to arrive ) . |
| 22 | She would take a few drops directly into the mouth using the pipette whereas previously she had used a teaspoon direct from the 100ml bottle . |
| 23 | An hour later Guy refreshed himself with a jug of water drawn from the well and wondered how his host would take a few suggestions . |
| 24 | Initially , a swift , artistically rough job was contemplated , a ‘ tendentious piece ’ which would take a few months to write and would enrage ‘ the nihilists and Westerners ’ and set them ‘ howling about me that I 'm a retrograde . |
| 25 | And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ? |
| 26 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 27 | Peas will take a few minutes longer than beans to soften . |
| 28 | At an average £200 or so for installation , meters do n't come cheap , and it will take a few years of saving on bills to meet the initial cost . |
| 29 | ‘ That is all I can say at this stage , as these things take some time to arrange , ’ he said , adding : ‘ There is obviously a fair lot to do and it will take a few months . ’ |
| 30 | The spokeswoman added : ‘ It will take a few days to find out just what has been taken . |