Example sentences of "[modal v] take [pers pn] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if the car in front goes under a bridge it should take you two seconds to reach that point . |
| 2 | ‘ He took over a team in turmoil — and it might take him five years to get it right . |
| 3 | It might take them some time to find out about Laura , because the interesting part of the story took place some years earlier . |
| 4 | oh yeah , it 'll take him all day to get ready for it , psyching himself up , mentally prepare himself to get into the kitchen |
| 5 | It 'll take them all morning to cover the kids from the school . |
| 6 | do that tonight , cos it 'll take it all week to dry ! |
| 7 | It could take him five seasons to get it right |
| 8 | It may take you several weeks to refine the answers . |
| 9 | It would take him three days to reach Tracy with a small army and cumbersome siege machines slowing him down — what did one hour more or less matter ? |
| 10 | They estimated that it would take them four months to build the cells , the measuring equipment and constant temperature baths . |
| 11 | ‘ In real life it would take them some time to get this boat ready to go to sea . |
| 12 | Although Aith lifeboat had been launched it would take her some time to reach the island , so Mr Williamson spoke by radio to four fishing vessels at the scene . |
| 13 | It would take me two weeks to reveal all that I know . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , it would take me some time to put my hands on that amount of money . |
| 15 | But at least two years because it would take us that time to furnish the house . |
| 16 | They estimate it will take them 20,000 man-hours to get the aircraft flying and ready for the round-the-world trip . |
| 17 | The present arsenal of the former Soviet republics is 27,000 warheads , and it will take them many years to implement the current proposals . |
| 18 | But with any luck it will take them some time to realise that we know how to play it better than they do . ’ |
| 19 | It will take me bleeding years to reach my goal |
| 20 | ‘ It will take him six weeks to recover so we expect him to be out of action for longer than that , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 21 | ‘ It will take him six weeks to recover so we expect him to be out of action for longer than that , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 22 | And he is currently working on a kingfisher which he estimates will take him 12 months to complete . |
| 23 | It will take you one game to get used to the types of clues , using hint as often as you like , but then you have another 65,534 games to play before you have exhausted the possibilities . |
| 24 | The distance is just over fifty miles but it can take him three hours to get there . |
| 25 | Housebound and often in severe pain , Mr McTear says that it can take him 30 minutes to recover his breath from the simple act of walking downstairs in the morning . |