Example sentences of "time it [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what a long time it took for a tradesman to recover what he was owed ! |
| 2 | The City took a dim view of what it regarded as the inordinate amount of time it took for the group to return a profit there . |
| 3 | But in the fraction of time it took for the dogs to renew their attack , Angel One 's combat-trained eye registered something vital . |
| 4 | He added that he was concerned about the time it took for the incident to be reported to the Inspectorate of Pollution and the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate . |
| 5 | The amount of time it takes for a lizard to turn into a bird ; love |
| 6 | Whatever the answer , do not fall into the trap of imagining that the impact of a flood in one of this year 's drought-ridden rivers will pass as quickly as the time it takes for the river to ‘ look ’ normal again . |
| 7 | Because the Moon revolves around the Earth , the lunar day — the time it takes for the Moon to appear at equal heights above the horizon on successive occasions — is longer than 24 hours . |
| 8 | Phosphate is the least problem and , perhaps because of the almost profligate use of bone meal and the very long time it takes for the phosphate to be released by bacterial decomposition , is very seldom indeed the cause for worry . |
| 9 | The rate at which it does this is measured as a " time constant " — defined as the time it takes for the output to return 63 per cent of the way to baseline , after a shift in input voltage level . |
| 10 | One of the extraordinary features of British economic management over the past fifty years has been the inability of those in charge to comprehend the workings of ‘ lags ’ : the time it takes for the effect of a change in policy to work through the economy . |
| 11 | However , I shall study the issue that the hon. Gentleman has raised about the length of time it takes for the grant to get to the applicant and then back to the contractor . |
| 12 | Stopping distance — that is , the time it takes for the brain to register the need to stop and the time it takes for the brake to take effect — is at 70 miles an hour a frightening 315 feet . |
| 13 | Stopping distance — that is , the time it takes for the brain to register the need to stop and the time it takes for the brake to take effect — is at 70 miles an hour a frightening 315 feet . |
| 14 | A radar beam is one that you send out and it bounces off the thing you 're trying to measure the distance of and then the beam comes back and is picked up again and you measure the time between the beam going out and the beam coming back , and that 's twice the time it takes for the beam to get to the object and back again . |
| 15 | Complain about the time it takes for the Beano to reach me . |