Example sentences of "say it take [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 check it out for them and they want a quote , say it takes two blokes an hour each
2 They say it takes three months or so to show up .
3 I was talking to her and I said do you work ? and she said no I do n't and she said my children are I V F children In vitro fertilization , so I said how come ? , how fascinating , she said it was n't very fascinating I can assure you , she said it took five years to have them , well she put plainly they pioneered it down there did n't they ?
4 Among those offering concrete commitments were National Westminster Bank , which said it took environmental issues into account when considering loan requests [ see ED 58 ] , and the Austin Reed clothing company , which claims to encourage its suppliers to meet environmental standards .
5 Dr Marc Cartwright , anaesthetist on the cardiac arrest team , said it took several minutes to spot the mistake and insert the tube properly .
6 Mr Jones , who was accompanied sub-officer James Gibson , said it took ten minutes to complete the rescue operation .
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