Example sentences of "it take a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
2 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
3 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
4 | Sometimes it takes a little while to realize you really have lost interest in something , I said to him . |
5 | It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure . |
6 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |
7 | It takes a little bit longer for me , but erm we show you then what 's on the sheet , so you know what is there . |
8 | It takes a little bit of a little bit of maturity a little bit of communication skills and not everybody 's got that . |
9 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
10 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
11 | It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find . |
12 | It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep . |
13 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
14 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
15 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
16 | After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement . |
17 | It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth . |
18 | It took a little while to dispose of the competition . |
19 | Again it took a little while for them to calm down and when they had , Bartlemas , with mock solemnity , handed the envelope to Jacqui . |
20 | His proud father , also called Thomas , said today : ‘ It took a little while for us to realise what he had done . |
21 | I 'm sorry we could n't do it the day you arrived , but it took a little bit of organizing . " |
22 | It took a little bit of deft footwork to satisfy themselves that the first firm would not object to Rank using ‘ Carry On ’ in the title . |
23 | But of course it took a little bit of time , an hour or so , and th , the woman came round again , they said ca n't do you today |