Example sentences of "so [adv] that it take " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 !
3 The responsibility had lain so heavily that it took some time to readjust .
4 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 .
5 Roman enquired , so quietly that it took a moment before his meaning sank in .
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