Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] take [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They immediately brighten , become more animated and are often quite grateful that someone has taken the time to listen to them . |
| 2 | Bu but half off and half in at in moment cos I 've taken the time off but there 's lots of problems , like half the team 's gone off sick with pleurisy , tonsillitis and everything |
| 3 | If you do take the time to read a book on body language , be warned : a lot of it is theory , and theories are often wrong . |
| 4 | In view of the dicey and rapidly deteriorating state of our physical surroundings , largely attributable to our ham-fisted handling of the powers bestowed on us by scientific and technological ‘ progress ’ , it might have been thought that there was a place in society for young persons who had taken the time and the trouble needed to give themselves some understanding of the problems we have set ourselves , so that they could help to reduce the damage done , and the worse damage yet to come . |
| 5 | Joan asked Sunday Life to thank the unknown person who had taken the time to care for her son 's grave . |
| 6 | ‘ To integrate the information for each line , we have to take the time to make sure we have all of the elements necessary to verify the bills electronically , ’ Gilmont said . |
| 7 | And she said well it does take a time for the vans to dry out . |