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 .
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