Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 producers of all these programmes are inundated with cassette tapes from bands , so they may take some time before listening to them all .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 It may take some perseverance to get the appropriate files brought out of store , but it is well worthwhile .
7 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 .
8 The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending .
9 It may take some time !
10 It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does .
11 Because he does n't drive a car , it may take some time .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 It may take some time . ’
15 It may take some time to program this technique as it has to take into account all foreseeable circumstances .
16 ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’
17 It may take some time before matters settle down again and action proceeds quasi-automatically according to revised schemas .
18 Bear in mind that it may take some time for the police to arrive .
19 So I think it may take some time . ’
20 It may take some time to discover anything — if I can discover anything , that is . ’
21 It may take some time to get the team of volunteers together again .
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