Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] take a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I already took a half day off flexi leave . |
| 2 | I also took a few injudicious swigs of potent farmhouse cider -but more of that liquid indiscretion in a moment . |
| 3 | She even took a few steps towards them . |
| 4 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 5 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 6 | ‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one . |
| 7 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
| 8 | What 's more , it only takes a few weeks for the real rewards to start appearing . |
| 9 | Still , it only takes a few bars of Kondrashin ( the work 's first interpreter ) to feel what the music is really driving at — this is part of a two-disc set with the first three symphonies on Le Chant du Monde . |
| 10 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |
| 11 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
| 12 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 13 | It only takes a few minutes . |
| 14 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 15 | Putting the ‘ corpse ’ down , she gave up and was gazing sadly at the small body when , about two minutes after its ‘ death ’ , it suddenly took a few very deep breaths and started to move about . |
| 16 | She 'd never been the crying sort — but it just took a few well-chosen words from him to reduce her to a jelly . |
| 17 | The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively . |
| 18 | He also took a few new recruits , notably three young lieutenants , Harry Poat , Tony Marsh and Johnny Wiseman , all three of whom went on to make their mark on the regiment . |