Example sentences of "take [adj] [noun] get [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this book has a significant weakness , it is simply that it takes three chapters to get into its stride . |
| 2 | The best rock attempts to make society better , even if it takes gross self-laceration to get to that point … |
| 3 | Mm , yeah , It takes four hours to get to Lanzarote . |
| 4 | It can take 10 minutes to get off the train . ’ |
| 5 | But he moved towards Paris in late March : everyone knew that it did not take six weeks to get from Paris to Attigny . |
| 6 | That does n't necessarily mean you will take more time to get around the golf course . |
| 7 | Because it is calculated that a retained crew might take four minutes to get to the station the computer calculated other stations could respond quicker . |
| 8 | ‘ Since the INCUBUS investigation looks like taking some time to get off the ground I can at least devote my attention to this new one . ’ |
| 9 | It took 21 days to get to Basra , through the Suez Canal , down the Red Sea ( that was not ) sharp left at Aden and up the Persian Gulf . |
| 10 | It took three hours to get in character every morning and another three to get out at night . ’ |
| 11 | In London the chaos took three seconds to get into full gear . |
| 12 | And with Speak overcoming a nervous start -he took 33 minutes to get off the mark to hit a string of boundaries , the pair put on 141 in less than 30 overs . |
| 13 | The Bill took four years to get through Parliament , during which time Owen was subjected to abuse by those who opposed it , and on his deathbed in 1858 , a clergyman who came ( needlessly ) to offer him the consolations of religion asked him if he regretted having wasted his life in fruitless efforts ! |
| 14 | The Individual Programme Plans of Elizabeth and Helen , which took two attempts to get off the ground because of staff changes and inadequate training , have been virtually suspended — even before the first reviews — because of the latest staffing upheaval . |
| 15 | It is remarkable that the talks have got so far , even if it has taken six years to get within touching distance of a deal . |
| 16 | The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition . |