Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] it take [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | So maybe it took one minute more than it should as the crow flies . |
2 | That 's probably why it takes fifteen to eighteen months to get a a result . |
3 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
4 | Yet when asked how long it takes each week to prepare and construct the next sequence , Dr Postlethwait is accustomed to laugh heartily ( as he did when I asked him ) and reply , " Oh , about fifty hours . " |
5 | The ‘ now ’ here instead corresponds to the ‘ now ’ on & alpha Centauri in 4.5 years ' time , because that is how long it takes light to get from here to there . |
6 | Waiting her turn , trying not to feel overwhelmed by the noise in the bustling concourse , Chesarynth watched how long it took each person ahead of her . |
7 | He then watched to see how long it took another pair to occupy the two kinds of territory . |
8 | Okay anyway it takes twenty eight days for the moon to orbit the earth . |