Example sentences of "[conj] it take three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this book has a significant weakness , it is simply that it takes three chapters to get into its stride . |
| 2 | Henning Albrechsten reckons that it takes three years for a telecottage to be able to function without subsidy . |
| 3 | She points out that there are five thousand people on the waiting list wanting to take up a Body Shop franchise and that it takes three years before any of them succeed . |
| 4 | They did exchange it in the end but I had to be very insistent and it took three months . |
| 5 | He also admits to having a streak of the trainspotter in him , and it took three days ploughing through his extensive record collection before he finally managed to produce a top ten . |
| 6 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |
| 7 | ‘ I started heart massage but it took three minutes to get any sign of life . |
| 8 | The police poured out to stop them , though it took three nights before the disturbances began to die down . |