Example sentences of "it [modal v] take [det] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The activities of moth larvae feeding on the fur or feathers binding the pellets together result in their breakdown even in dry conditions , although it may take several years for pellets to completely disintegrate . |
| 2 | There is also the possibility that the invention represents only a modest ( but nonetheless patented ) improvement on the employer 's existing products ; hence it may take several years simply to recoup the research and development costs . |
| 3 | Eugene Steuerle of the Urban Institute , who also favours increasing the exemption , accepts that it might take many years to reverse the effects of its shrinkage . |
| 4 | He had been told from the start that recovery would happen , but it might take some years , so he felt their hopes were realistic . |
| 5 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 6 | But it would take many years before Nordhausen became a green town , many years before it could even start to ease back on the pollution it coughed on to its inhabitants and the surrounds in which they existed . |
| 7 | It was fully recognised by the Government , moreover , that it would take some years for normal conditions to be restored . |
| 8 | After a standard for TMC has been agreed , perhaps in 1991 or 1992 , it will take many years , perhaps five to ten , until RDS-TMC receivers first reach the market . |
| 9 | If the work is to be comprehensive , thoroughly researched and well constructed it will take many years . |
| 10 | It will take many years to phase out existing cars that run on high octane leaded petrol . |
| 11 | This exercise can not be completed overnight ; it will take many years to accomplish . |
| 12 | Hunting has now been banned , but experts fear it will take many years for their populations to recover . |
| 13 | It will take some years to complete that process , but that is a necessary price to pay for the flexibility that the legislation gives us . |
| 14 | The Swindon Works only closed in 1986 and since it can take many years for asbestos to affect people 's health , she expects to be dealing with similar cases well into the next century . |
| 15 | As we have already seen , it can take several years for a product to come on stream , let alone break even in reported accounts ; seven or more years is possible in some industries ( see Tomkins et al. , 1978 ) . |
| 16 | The ponderous patent application process seems to be unsuited to a fast- moving technology as it can take several years from initial application before a patent is finally granted . |