Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] it take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 2 | A conservative estimate is that , in the absence of natural selection , DNA replicates so accurately that it takes five million replication generations to miscopy I per cent of the characters . |
| 3 | Standing up to straighten his back , he would take as many as half a dozen buds , popping them all into his mouth , then down he 'd go , snick , snick , bud in , and on to the next — he went so fast that it took two assistants following behind and tying in to keep up with him ! |
| 4 | The responsibility had lain so heavily that it took some time to readjust . |
| 5 | He spoke so casually that it took Bernice five seconds to realize the implications of what he had said and another five to fear it . |
| 6 | Roman enquired , so quietly that it took a moment before his meaning sank in . |