Example sentences of "takes for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the answer , do not fall into the trap of imagining that the impact of a flood in one of this year 's drought-ridden rivers will pass as quickly as the time it takes for the river to ‘ look ’ normal again . |
| 2 | Because the Moon revolves around the Earth , the lunar day — the time it takes for the Moon to appear at equal heights above the horizon on successive occasions — is longer than 24 hours . |
| 3 | Her mother and cold-hearted step-father tax her wage packet , the job is drudgery — and finally there 's the man … whom Iris , with her mind full of trashy romances , mistakenly takes for the fairy prince she 's awaited so long . |
| 4 | The fit is polished as many times as it takes for the residuals to show no more evidence of a relationship with the X values — for the slope to be zero ; the slope usually changes by gradually smaller and smaller amounts , and converges on a stable result . |
| 5 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well your home is insulated and draught proofed . |
| 6 | The basic idea can be captured in minutes and the total concept fully realised in , at most , a couple of hours , which is a lot faster than it takes for the same degree of finish to be achieved in any other medium . |
| 7 | Phosphate is the least problem and , perhaps because of the almost profligate use of bone meal and the very long time it takes for the phosphate to be released by bacterial decomposition , is very seldom indeed the cause for worry . |
| 8 | The graph below shows how long it takes for the present value of £1,000 per year to reach £15,000 . |
| 9 | The rate at which it does this is measured as a " time constant " — defined as the time it takes for the output to return 63 per cent of the way to baseline , after a shift in input voltage level . |
| 10 | One of the extraordinary features of British economic management over the past fifty years has been the inability of those in charge to comprehend the workings of ‘ lags ’ : the time it takes for the effect of a change in policy to work through the economy . |
| 11 | However , I shall study the issue that the hon. Gentleman has raised about the length of time it takes for the grant to get to the applicant and then back to the contractor . |
| 12 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 13 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 14 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well insulated and draughtproofed your home is . |
| 15 | Stopping distance — that is , the time it takes for the brain to register the need to stop and the time it takes for the brake to take effect — is at 70 miles an hour a frightening 315 feet . |
| 16 | Stopping distance — that is , the time it takes for the brain to register the need to stop and the time it takes for the brake to take effect — is at 70 miles an hour a frightening 315 feet . |
| 17 | A radar beam is one that you send out and it bounces off the thing you 're trying to measure the distance of and then the beam comes back and is picked up again and you measure the time between the beam going out and the beam coming back , and that 's twice the time it takes for the beam to get to the object and back again . |
| 18 | Complain about the time it takes for the Beano to reach me . |