Example sentences of "take [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 This theory also implies that the internal body clock takes up to five years to develop fully .
2 ‘ It takes up to 18 months to properly train our staff and I must say I am particularly impressed by the capability , skills and attitude of the Scots workforce . ’
3 It 's small , light and neat , takes up to 100 sheets of A4 and has a manual feed slot for envelopes .
4 Alkaline and moderately rich in minerals , it takes up to 80 years to filter through 295 feet of sand , clay , shale , coal and siltstone .
5 Grandmaster Chess offers nine levels of play and a special level for board analysis or postal chess but , like most chess sims of its day ( it first was released in 1982 ) , the higher levels take for ever to make a move — Level Nine takes up to two hours !
6 It takes up to two months to complete , after which the other stages can be run in parallel .
7 It then takes up to 15 stages of filtration and other methods to separate the few parts per million of useful protein .
8 It takes up to seven skins to make one coat .
9 A top Oxford orthopaedic surgeon says it takes up to ten years to measure the success of a joint , but the maunfacturers come up with new , improved versions each year .
10 He found that , left to herself , she takes up to 24 hours to prepare for farrowing .
11 Security staff will take over at other times
12 Mr Butler will take over within three months .
13 As there is little doubt that digital is destined to eventually take over from analogue systems , HDMAC would seem to have little to recommend it to anyone but the European TV companies who are already financially committed to it .
14 erm one did take up on public individuals if they made a profit have the board not considered perhaps teaming public individuals to run the theatre ? .
15 It may take up to eight weeks to evaluate your program , so please be patient .
16 Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc .
17 He finds himself stymied , ‘ unless we go to appeal , which would be the Lands Tribunal , which could take up to nine months … [ and ] I ca n't afford to . ’
18 Its funding and negotiations with authors are in the hands of a general editor at Layer IV , assisted by a small group of editors at Layer 111 , each working on projects that may take up to 18 months to complete .
19 The report said that of 1,330 active oil wells , about 700 were on fire at the end of April , with between 2,000,000-6,000,000 barrels lost a day , and it estimated that bringing the fires under control " may take up to 18 months " .
20 The baby monkeys can take up to 18 months to mature and it could be that long before Hickery Holler is reintroduced to the group .
21 As it is , a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match .
22 Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal .
23 It is thought certain that Mr Ward will fight extradition proceedings , which as a result could take up to two years to bring to a conclusion .
24 Record sales in foreign territories can take up to two years before they are paid .
25 That could take up to two years .
26 These completely non-invasive techniques have the advantage of being carried out on an outpatient basis but the treatment may take up to two years .
27 ‘ It would take up to two years to collect the information and in the meantime we would restore the old rates , ’ he said .
28 They 've promised to do so as soon as a new constitution has been written , but western diplomats say that could take up to two years .
29 The aircraft will take up to two stretchers with care attendants .
30 Do n't wait until Christmas Eve to defrost the turkey — it could take up to two days to thaw !
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