Example sentences of "take for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Her mother and cold-hearted step-father tax her wage packet , the job is drudgery — and finally there 's the man … whom Iris , with her mind full of trashy romances , mistakenly takes for the fairy prince she 's awaited so long . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 10 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well your home is insulated and draught proofed . |
| 13 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well insulated and draughtproofed your home is . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But how long would it take for the army , the S A S or whatever to go in and erm clean up the situation as it were ? |
| 16 | Er … would you by any chance have a room I could take for the night ? |
| 17 | Generally the more information requested the longer it will take for the purchaser and its solicitors to review . |
| 18 | Teachers and librarians need to know how long it will take for the teacher or librarian and pupils to learn how to use the program . |
| 19 | How long will it take for the population to double , i.e. when do we have to feed twice as many people ? |
| 20 | Others besides the agency girl must have seen them leaving together ; she wondered how long it would take for the news to reach Pete . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | to avoid any possible misunderstanding about the nature of the work performed and the degree of responsibility that the firm is taking for the information contained in the report , it is preferable for the report distribution to be limited to those with a clear appreciation of the purpose and nature of the engagement . |
| 24 | Even the uncompleted temple of Olympian Zeus was robbed of some columns , taken for the temple of Capitoline Jupiter at Rome . |
| 25 | Sometimes , the doppelganger appears to friends or relatives of the dying , and their mimicry is so convincing that they are usually taken for the person involved . |
| 26 | If he was taken for the army , the light in their house would be damped out forever . |
| 27 | Liability extends to damage caused in the United Kingdom , the cost of any measures reasonably taken for the purpose of preventing or reducing such damage , or damage caused by any measures so taken . |
| 28 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 29 | B the mean peeking rate and T the time taken for the cat to complete its final dash . |
| 30 | Held , allowing the appeal , that , where a creditor knew that security was being taken for the benefit of a debtor from a surety who was likely to be influenced by and to have some degree of reliance on the debtor , the creditor should seek to ensure that unfair advantage was not taken of the surety ; that , if the creditor failed to do so and the surety 's consent to the transaction was procured by the debtor 's undue influence or material misrepresentation or the surety lacked an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction , the security would be unenforceable ; that the bank knew that the defendants were husband and wife and that the wife was being asked to provide security for the husband 's business and was likely to rely on his judgment , and they should have ensured that she understood the nature and effect of the document which she was asked to sign ; and that , since the bank had failed to do so and had left it to the husband to explain the transaction , so that as a result of the husband 's misrepresentation the wife entered into the charge on the misunderstanding that her liability was limited to £60,000 , they could not enforce the charge against the wife save to the extent of £60,000 ( post , pp. 620C–G , 622F — 623C , D–F , 635G — 636F ) . |