Example sentences of "take [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes only a few minutes . |
| 2 | If the skin is healthy , it takes only a few minutes for the molecules to be absorbed ; much longer if the skin is congested or if there is much subcutaneous fat . |
| 3 | It takes only a few thousands of eV ( keV ) to bring two nuclei together and if they fuse you get over a million eV ( MeV ) in return . |
| 4 | It takes only a few minutes down to the shore , and I stop by the pier where one or two herring gulls are sitting rather listlessly , and a couple of hooded crows are poking about on the beach . |
| 5 | This takes only a few minutes and should be done every few days . |
| 6 | It takes only a few minutes to carry out this simple exercise , but it will greatly improve your ability to recognise genuinely lost coins when your search head passes over them . |
| 7 | While the first group of dogs feeds — it takes just a few seconds for them to finish the bowls , right down to the lick clean — I huff on my fingers , more hopefully than knowingly . |
| 8 | On the tips it takes just a few years . |
| 9 | It takes just a few seconds to alter CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to make these changes . |
| 10 | It takes just a few seconds , but it gives horses better security for life . |
| 11 | But this takes quite a few rolls of paper . |
| 12 | The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day . |
| 13 | It would take only a few minutes to open a door , search out the riding boots and pour a little mercury over each spur . ’ |
| 14 | Tidying your Windows Program Manager will take only a few minutes and might save hours of frustration in the future . |
| 15 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 16 | Let us take just a few examples of strongly formed collectivities with a broadly socialist orientation to illustrate the point . |
| 17 | Politicians , uncomfortable in the spotlight , publicly back some sort of reform package that might take away a few of their perks . |
| 18 | Shall I take quite a few egg sandwiches alright ? |
| 19 | I 'll take quite a few egg sandwiches . |
| 20 | Over to the right the tiny Islay ferry boat was just leaving , taking only a few cars and their passengers on the trip . |
| 21 | Since there are no employer 's references to be sought , self-certified loans are quicker to process , often taking only a few days . |
| 22 | Yet their death by chainsaw took only a few moments . |
| 23 | The descent took only a few minutes , but then the man had to make a laborious return journey with the empty sledge , which might take half an hour . |
| 24 | Since the whole process took only a few seconds for each blank and the woman was working full-time it could not be denied that this woman knew , from her own sensory experience , a great deal about the making of magnets . |
| 25 | Kirov took only a few more minutes to search the small studio from top to bottom . |
| 26 | She missed two games before finding it behind a cushion , but then took only a few days to call house on number 52 in game 230 . |
| 27 | As the launch and the bows of the sinking yacht were now almost level it took only a few seconds to transfer the six survivors — another had joined the group of five that Talbot had seen — aboard the launch . |
| 28 | It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay . |
| 29 | It took only a few minutes to pack their belongings . |
| 30 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |