Example sentences of "[adv] take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most phone lines can only take a total REN of 4 , so a phone plus the Ascom would be the limit . |
| 2 | Craigievar Castle too has special problems in that it is a tower house and can only take a limited number of visitors at any time . |
| 3 | It would only take a certain kind of eyelashes or a whiff of one particular aftershave and I would be sick with love . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but we could only take a certain amount of weight . ’ |
| 5 | Since any glass can only take a certain amount of fluid it represents an easy way of thinking of our body 's limitations to the amount of stress we can endure . |
| 6 | In this case the motherboard replacement is n't as clear cut a winner and it would only take a slight change , such as not being able to use the RAM , to make it look even worse . |
| 7 | It had been assumed that , because the journey would only take a few hours , it was better to be in the open air than in the dark and unventilated cargo holds . |
| 8 | It will only take a few hours of your time . |
| 9 | It would only take a few minutes . ’ |
| 10 | It will only take a few minutes , certainly . |
| 11 | I think it should only take a few minutes to have you begging me to make love to you … ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Should only take a few days . |
| 13 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 14 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 15 | The entries in some columns of the database views are restricted to only take a predefined set of values . |
| 16 | The entries in some columns of the database views are restricted to only take a predefined set of values . |
| 17 | This can be annoying sometimes because jobs that would only take a little while can often take a lot longer . |
| 18 | Then , out of breath , he 'd realised it would only take a quick word with the girl at the desk to find out . |
| 19 | I could perhaps take a little bit of paper like that and I 'd find |
| 20 | So anyone who wants to study competition , travel and world capitalism in the 1980s for a PhD programme in fifty years time had better take a good look now . |
| 21 | But if anyone should try to get the better of Jimmy Dick , they 'd better take a lengthy piece of cutlery with them . |
| 22 | Having lost some of the true Christian Scientist 's sanguinity about money and the faith that good Scientists should be able to demonstrate prosperity , she suggested faintly that Harriet had better take a secretarial course and equip herself to earn what she called a hat allowance , by which she meant a living . |
| 23 | Obviously you ca n't just take a vocal line from some traditional Japanese album and put it straight into a heavy metal song because it 's not going to work ! |
| 24 | Chris Patten is among the sceptics : ‘ Even if it ( investment ) were to be successful and encourage a 40 or 50 per cent increase in the use of rail , it would make damn-all difference to the growth in road traffic — it would just take a few percentage points off the top . ’ |
| 25 | If you find your throat is dry and you need some water just take a few sips to moisten your mouth . |
| 26 | And when Mrs Amabel Dallam remembered to pay her for all those wedding chemises she might just take a few shillings to a certain bazaar in Leeds where she 'd heard good dress-lengths were to be had at bargain prices and make herself a new dress for Christmas . |
| 27 | We 'll just take a short cut . |
| 28 | I think if you 'll excuse me I 'll just take a little nap . |
| 29 | You can always take a few days off immediately before the exam to rest and refresh yourself . |
| 30 | ‘ It will certainly be the aim to go to Cheltenham again , and I would hopefully take a similar path . ’ |