Example sentences of "it [vb -s] take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken a 50pc stake in a yarn spinning mill and a 60pc stake in a scheme to produce industrial wool yarn for export . |
| 2 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 3 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 4 | IT HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 70 MINUTES TO COMPLETE . |
| 5 | IT has taken a year for the new formula to be agreed — at a time when ITN was coping with a budget squeeze in the wake of the crippling cost of covering the Gulf War . |
| 6 | Both represent such a considerable departure from previous practice , however , and share so many features in common , that it has taken a while for the dust to settle after the major upheavals of recent years and for the difference between them to emerge . |
| 7 | It has taken a lot of chef 's skills away but it speeds everything up . |
| 8 | It has taken a woman to remind us all that there are people out there who are determined that Northern Ireland will not be dragged down to the level of barbarity displayed by the terrorists . |
| 9 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 10 | Leeds , UK-based VisionWare Ltd is supposed to announce its fourth product at Xhibition this week , but since it has taken a vow of silence everyone will have to wait until Thursday to find out what 's going on . |
| 11 | Because that 's what it costs to take a person on do the training me coming here er interviewing |
| 12 | It aims to take a quarter of the market share . |
| 13 | Tandy said it expects to take a $70m charge against current quarter figures to cover the shortfall between the price to be paid and the value in its books — it says the sale has the potential to increase operating earnings and provide more cash for debt reduction , retail growth or share buy-backs . |
| 14 | No she said , it does take a while for caravans to dry out . |
| 15 | there is an art of doing this , and it does take a bit of practice . |
| 16 | It does take a part in the reaction but it keeps getting returned back to its original state . |
| 17 | erm it does take a lot of effort to move over to meeting them as individual people , and once you 've understood that they are individual people and you get to know their interests and get to know your common humanity , then that 's the point where you want to get on and do something more , but it 's very difficult to recognise the common humanity , and a lot of |
| 18 | And she said well it does take a time for the vans to dry out . |
| 19 | It 's taken a year to get it all . |