Example sentences of "it take [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
2 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
3 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
4 | In theory , it takes a few seconds for the machine to recognize a new card , but in practice it worked so fast that when I inserted the Flash RAM card and typed ‘ dir A ’ , the machine responded instantly with a list of the card 's contents . |
5 | Chloe explains it takes a few days to learn how to breastfeed . |
6 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
7 | It takes a few weeks to establish in the tank before it begins to grow . |
8 | Come back in a fortnight and we 'll check its progress , but you 'll find it takes a few weeks to really heal properly because we use that toe a great deal for balance . ’ |
9 | Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . |
10 | WHY , in the age of the microchip , does it take a few seconds to phone Australia but four full working days for a cheque to clear ? |
11 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
12 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
13 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
14 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
15 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
16 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
17 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
18 | Reporters are proverbially heavy drinkers , and it took a few bottles of bonhomie with Johnny Smart before Charles could actually get down to the business for which he had come . |
19 | In a cool sheltered position , with a damp-proof membrane , it took a few days to harden enough to build on . |
20 | It took a few days for the butis to decide to employ me , since I clearly was not about to join the Community , but I kept coming back and mucking in and it just sort of happened . |
21 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
22 | It took a few seconds after he regained consciousness to realize that he was blindfolded . |
23 | It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
24 | It took a few bumps on the head for him to get used to the low ceiling and the prominent oak beams , but now they do n't bother him at all . |
25 | It took a few months to destroy this illusion . |
26 | ‘ It took a few years before one saw that the contact with , and knowledge of , industry , the dialogue , needed to be restored . ’ |
27 | I understand that this was pretty common , quite common throughout British Railways , it took a few years to knit together you know , the nationalization and the fact that we were just the same railway after that . |