Example sentences of "it [be] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And there still waiting on the twenty fourth May , I said well I have n't got it yet , he said no it 's taking two weeks or so . |
2 | I would n't know whether that is pregnant or not , it 's taking deep breaths |
3 | I 'm just surprised it 's taken two weeks . ’ |
4 | In fact , it 's taken 4 years and £600 million to create to the new Peugeot 605 range . |
5 | It 's taken five years of your life , but at least you 're getting your just rewards now . ’ |
6 | It 's taken five years and sixty thousand pounds to get this far … half way . |
7 | John Fordham on the Miles Davis session it 's taken four years to release and the week 's other albums Twisting , teasing trumpet Jazz . |
8 | It 's taken gravity-defying tightrope walking by boxing authorities to keep the title unified , even if it is once again threatening to be shattered into pieces by Bowe 's refusal to honour a deal to immediately defend against Lewis . |
9 | It 's taken 14 weeks less than planned . |
10 | It 's taken 85 years for the Goodman family name to appear on one of their motorbikes , but looking at the HDS 1200 on the road , the wait has been well worthwhile . |
11 | It 's taken 3 years of planning , £16,000 in donations and bucketfuls of elbow grease to install the collection in the 12th century church and all for a parish of fewer than 700 people . |
12 | It 's taken 3 years to build . |
13 | The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition . |
14 | It 's taken ten years to convert the whole farm and today it offers a vision of what organic farms of the future could look like . |
15 | He confesses he found the book 's success unreal and it 's taken several years to find level ground again . |
16 | It 's taken 114 years to build up Blackwells from a one-room shop to today 's multi-million pound business . |
17 | It 's taken twenty years of work by volunteers.Tim Hurst reports . |
18 | He says that it 's taken twenty years to build up the business , but they 'll just have to start all over again . |
19 | This is the game … this is the goal the Swindon fans will treasure for ever … their first win in the Premiership … it 's taken three months and sixteen games to get it … |
20 | It 's taken some time to construct . |
21 | Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities . |
22 | ( 5 ) The more ducks a cat has to choose from the less likely it is to take one duck in particular . |
23 | He also suspected it was taking poor Sombro even longer to get home after a heavy session ! |
24 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
25 | It was to take eight years to produce the entire series . |
26 | Li Yuan watched the Marshal while he talked , barely referring to the folder in his lap , unless it was to take some diagram from it and hand it to Tolonen . |
27 | It was to take some time before a distinct and overall Sussex people could be forged by the strength of the rulers . |
28 | It was to take several years and unexpected pressures before general progress in this direction was achieved , but it is important to remember that there were views being canvassed in the CNAA and more widely that pointed towards a possible further ‘ collective resolution ’ . |
29 | it was taken that way |
30 | It was taken 300 miles up , from a satellite . |