Example sentences of "and it [verb] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the years between 300 and 550 there was much work of codification and it began to take shape under Theodosius the Great in the Western Empire in 438 . |
| 2 | And it does take courage to do these things , as well as a belief that you are , of course , right . |
| 3 | His mind had been prepared for an impossible radiance and it had taken time to absorb a new set of signals . |
| 4 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 5 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 6 | There are over 7,200 drawings extant and it has taken Claudie Judrin ten years to complete the task . |
| 7 | Also , before the 1991 Budget , the tax benefit was simply not a big enough incentive , and it has taken time for companies to respond to the new , more generous tax environment . |
| 8 | The classing together of ‘ science and technology ’ has done enormous harm to our educational system , and it has taken place because of a confusion between using tools and techniques of various kinds , and understanding the theory that lies behind them . |