Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] take [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important that you negotiate with a man you trust as he has to agree to practise safer sex from test to pregnancy — which may take a considerable time . |
| 2 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 4 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 5 | Many conditions have to be fulfilled and eligibility established , which can take a considerable time ; so if you can improve the living conditions of your elderly parent yourself , without undue hardship , you would be well advised to do so . |
| 6 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe we should take a little time out … just the two of us … |
| 8 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 9 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 10 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 11 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 12 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 13 | The man regarded by Peter Swales , at Manchester City , as a little dull , introduced himself at Oakwell by saying : ‘ It may take a little time , but I can assure you that we will get promotion within three years . ’ |
| 14 | It may take a little time to adjust to anything , from strange surroundings to a new mattress . |
| 15 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 16 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 17 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 18 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 19 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 20 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
| 21 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
| 22 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
| 23 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 24 | a long time it 'd take a long time . |
| 25 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 26 | The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety . |
| 27 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 28 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 29 | ‘ It will take a long time , we are just emerging from the dark ages , but things do n't happen if you do n't make them . |
| 30 | It will take a long time to cover my wall . |