Example sentences of "[pron] may take some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the hon. Gentleman moves on from his point about the proposal to locate the health common services authority in the old BBC offices at Gabalfa , perhaps I may take some credit for that not having come to pass . |
| 2 | The bank itself conceded in its ‘ financial sector operations policy ’ published at the weekend , that ‘ public offerings also require a fair degree of investor sophistication which may take some time to develop in some of the bank 's countries of operation ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ We are going through the process of making forensic tests and taking statements , which may take some time , and the inquiry is now mushrooming out from the house . ’ |
| 4 | There are a number of questions to investigate , which may take some time . |
| 5 | The producers of all these programmes are inundated with cassette tapes from bands , so they may take some time before listening to them all . |
| 6 | Except , of course , for the fact that it may take some while before the matter particle falls into the black hole — in which case the Universe has a temporary and minor energy surplus . |
| 7 | It is a mistake to be too ambitious to begin with , for when 50 or so near maturity they will require lots of food and it may take some gathering . |
| 8 | Although it may take some practice to get used to the idea of changing the seemingly natural number scale , you will soon find that you automatically consider whether a transformation would aid analysis when you first look at a batch of data . |
| 9 | It may take some perseverance to get the appropriate files brought out of store , but it is well worthwhile . |
| 10 | In this way it is possible to re-start the routine that was enjoyed previously , although it may take some days of patience to break the new habit . |
| 11 | The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending . |
| 12 | It may take some time ! |
| 13 | It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does . |
| 14 | Because he does n't drive a car , it may take some time . |
| 15 | The potential mobility of non-motorized persons is also enhanced , though it may take some time ( and , probably , more measures ) for the modal split to change significantly . |
| 16 | Jockey Club senior steward Lord Hartington said last night : ‘ We will certainly continue the campaign until we win but , sadly , it may take some time . |
| 17 | ‘ It may take some time . ’ |
| 18 | It may take some time to program this technique as it has to take into account all foreseeable circumstances . |
| 19 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 20 | It may take some time before matters settle down again and action proceeds quasi-automatically according to revised schemas . |
| 21 | Bear in mind that it may take some time for the police to arrive . |
| 22 | So I think it may take some time . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It may take some time to discover anything — if I can discover anything , that is . ’ |
| 24 | It may take some time to get the team of volunteers together again . |