Example sentences of "it has 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 . |