Example sentences of "[pers pn] take [det] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I collect my things and pack , and it takes less than a minute . |
| 2 | It takes more than a shoestring to keep an essential component of the economy strong , say the Met , and other institutions concur . |
| 3 | It takes more than a few days but it goes again , just about . |
| 4 | ‘ It takes more than a poisonous soda to subdue me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It takes more than a few bruises , and a few kicks , to make people like us talk , eh ? ’ |
| 6 | IT TAKES more than a sending-off to halt the Portadown juggernaut these days . |
| 7 | It takes more than a bowl of water to get rid of Jesus Christ seeking you out to follow him and to receive him . |
| 8 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 9 | Zambia achieved political independence without a prolonged conflict , but in Zimbabwe it took more than a decade of military and political struggle to overthrow white minority rule . |
| 10 | It took more than a month to find and sign a contract with another company to complete the remaining work . |
| 11 | ‘ Sn-snuggled … ? ’ she spluttered , but , when she thought about it — and with the memory so recent , it took less than a second — she had to concede that perhaps ‘ snuggled ’ was n't so very far off the mark . |