Example sentences of "take a [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kikkoman Soy Sauce takes a full 6 months to naturally ferment , just like a fine wine . |
| 2 | Each washing machine cycle , for example , takes a staggering 90 litres , while flushing the toilet uses another nine . |
| 3 | This Coq au Vin for four will take a mere 8 minutes , for example . |
| 4 | It will take a good two years to get over it . |
| 5 | He had repeatedly demonstrated that he had a greater tolerance of G-forces than most other men ; Vologsky could take a full three minutes longer in the centrifuge chamber than any other member of his squadron . |
| 6 | And she used to love taking a new ten shilling note out of and I 've saved this for holiday . |
| 7 | A huge sheet of plastic was handed to me called a menu , which took a good five minutes to de-code . |
| 8 | Recorded in Atlanta , the LP took a mere eight days to record . |
| 9 | It took a mere two minutes for them to open the scoring through Tracy Fry 's fine solo run , and by the time Helen Bray shot home from the spot with nine minutes remaining , Wimbledon had been reduced to chasing shadows . |
| 10 | Devoy took a mere 26 minutes to clinch her second-round victory . |
| 11 | By contrast , when the palazzo was badly damaged in World War II , the rebuilding took a mere nine years . |
| 12 | The treatment took a mere ten minutes to analyse , complete the readout and effect the cure . ) |
| 13 | National economic sovereignty is already sharply qualified : Britain took a mere ten minutes longer than Denmark to follow the Bundesbank in raising interest rates earlier this year . |
| 14 | It took a daring three man space walk to rescue it . |
| 15 | Livings took a bare two hours ' sleep that night . |
| 16 | It took a healthy five mile walk for Elaine Ruxton and five colleagues from Douglas Reyburn to raise £200 for charity . |
| 17 | CLARE Greenslee ( Macclesfield ) took a massive 10 minutes off the women 's course record in the 10-mile hill race up Moel Fammau from Loggerheads and finished 13 minutes clear of runner Sue Rawsen . |
| 18 | I took a meagre 22 flights . |
| 19 | England took a winning 3-0 Texaco lead after recalling oldies Allan Lamb and Ian Botham . |
| 20 | In a day of shocks her brain had become sluggardly , and it took a full thirty seconds for the import of his words to sink in . |
| 21 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 22 | Neil Kinnock took eight years to ditch the views of his mentor Aneurin Bevan , John Smith has taken a mere eight months to ditch those of Hugh Gaitskell . |
| 23 | It has taken a respectable 15 seats , but Signor Orlando won the personal endorsement of nearly one in five of all voters in Palermo itself . |
| 24 | The jaunt from last night 's Brussels show has taken a nifty eight hours , guitarist Julian Swales is grumbling about his stubble , and Patrick is off and running again , revealing what bargains a young man can get for ten deutschmarks in a darkened back room in Hamburg 's reeperbahn . |
| 25 | The exhibition park has taken a staggering six years to construct and ‘ grow ’ using over ½ million flowers , trees and pot plants . |
| 26 | It must have taken a full five seconds for him to crumple Des , but he needs another three to get moving , and by then I 'm at his side . |
| 27 | He 'd taken a full seven ounces at ten , and in just ten minutes on each breast too . |
| 28 | They are rather slow-growing and usually take a good six months to reach 1″ . |
| 29 | Take a delightful two mile ride , through picturesque countryside , in a covered carriage , behind one of our colourful little engines . |
| 30 | SOUTH AFRICA last night crushed India by eight wickets in Bloemfontein to take a winning 4-1 lead in the best-of-seven one-day international series . |