Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] take [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usual route was through Pamplona , Logroño , Santo Domingo de la Calzada , Burgos , Frómista , León and Astorga ; bridges were constructed where necessary and information given to pilgrims to assist their journey , which generally took 14 days from Roncevaux in the Pyrenees . |
| 2 | In this respect they are much the same as primitive people , who often take several days over assembling for some purpose and then several more to get started . |
| 3 | These meetings took place every year until 1965 , they usually took one day and the French participants used to call them ‘ Cashmere meetings ’ because , after voicing their disinclination to cooperate , they would leave and go to buy Scottish pullovers . |
| 4 | It usually takes several days for the pain to subside , although it can linger for weeks . |
| 5 | Er , you can set up these plans to start with a direct debit , which means it probably takes fourteen days to get that sorted with the bank , they 'll allow fourteen days . |