Example sentences of "take [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 It takes about the same time to do a simple drawing on a 2D machine as on a drawing board .
2 The leaf area/weight was as efficient in the sense that it took about the same time to detect comparable differences .
3 To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me .
4 The authority had not found out about the incident involving the cadets at Leek until they were in hospital , but tests on the water taken about the same time showed toxics from algae present .
5 Once the parties had been heard , the master or registrar would have the power either to make an ‘ unless ’ order , that is that the case would be struck out unless particular steps were taken within a particular time , or the case would be set down for trial .
6 Having given an opportunity to the parties to be heard , the master or district judge will be able to make an ‘ unless ’ order to the effect that the case be struck out unless particular steps are taken within a particular time , or will be able to set the case down for trial .
7 Where the parties have not only required a step to be taken within a specified time but have expressly provided for the consequences in case of default , this provides an indication , of greater or less strength , that time is to be of the essence , but it is not necessarily decisive .
8 If that action is not taken within the agreed time and your debtor 's promise is broken you must immediately move to the next collection stage .
9 One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter .
10 It is not sufficient for social psychologists merely to define attitudes in terms of a stance taken at a particular time , with the assumption that such a stance has a fixity , which is only to be shifted by the reception of ‘ persuasive information ’ .
11 To stimulate the development and the application within the agency of techniques of environmental modelling and forecasting in order that adequate preventative action can be taken at the appropriate time ;
12 Each case must be considered on its own merits though it is important that action is taken at the appropriate time .
13 Must be taken at the same time daily or no more than three hours late .
14 This may be an injection or , as is increasingly common , a number of tablets or capsules all to be taken at the same time .
15 NOTE Some drugs can be dangerous when they are taken at the same time as alcohol .
16 This action can be taken at the same time as your writ is issued and prior to judgement being given .
17 The poll , taken at the same time as the Rio Earth Summit , picked up concern about the environment .
18 Ensuring that tax and spending decisions are taken at the same time will allow better control over Government borrowing …
19 If sleep is taken at an unusual time , the changes associated with it ( the release of some hormones , the type of sleep ) will be affected to different extents depending on whether they are dominated by external factors or the body clock .
20 In France , a poll taken around the same time showed 75% approval for the Americans in the Gulf .
21 Mrs. E. Moore of Lion Lane , Haslemere was prompted to send in this photo when she saw the picture of the club 's novelty dress cricket team ( Peeps March 13th ) which was possibly taken around the same time .
22 The manager has recently started up an induction programme which all new staff take at the same time as they learn about the job through practical , hands-on experience .
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