Example sentences of "take a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He takes a few players every year on his estancia . |
2 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
3 | ‘ It only takes a few minutes , ’ said one . |
4 | It only takes a few minutes to write yet receiving a letter out of the blue can mean such a lot to somebody . |
5 | The whole process only takes a few minutes , although to the distraught owners it can seem like hours . |
6 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
7 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
8 | The island of Porto Santo has a regular air link with Madeira by a small Air Portugal plane which only takes a few minutes . |
9 | Once you know the volume and page of your statute in the main work ( or in the Continuation Volumes ) , it only takes a few minutes to find the annotations in the Cumulative Supplement and Current Statutes Service . |
10 | Last year for the first time we were charged £10.58 for an audit certificate — something District Audit assure me takes a few minutes to complete and is provided free of charge by most banks . |
11 | This whole process takes a few minutes . |
12 | But although it only takes a few minutes , life without thick glasses has a cost . |
13 | It only takes a few minutes . |
14 | It only takes a few minutes . |
15 | Equilibration in each mixture usually takes a few hours . |
16 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
17 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
18 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
19 | Sentue takes a few moments to reply . |
20 | On tour : security agents and officials shadow Secretary of State Warren Christopher as he takes a few moments off from his talks in Cairo yesterday to pay a visit to the Sphinx |
21 | If you have n't seen the doctor before you have your bath you have to stay undressed until you have , and then he takes a few details . |
22 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
23 | Chloe explains it takes a few days to learn how to breastfeed . |
24 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
25 | When she left the branch she actually locked him in , using a special procedure which takes a few seconds . ’ |
26 | In theory , it takes a few seconds for the machine to recognize a new card , but in practice it worked so fast that when I inserted the Flash RAM card and typed ‘ dir A ’ , the machine responded instantly with a list of the card 's contents . |
27 | Installation is n't difficult — screwing the battery onto the board takes a few seconds . |
28 | Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . |
29 | Still , it only takes a few bars of Kondrashin ( the work 's first interpreter ) to feel what the music is really driving at — this is part of a two-disc set with the first three symphonies on Le Chant du Monde . |
30 | The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively . |