Example sentences of "take for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty . |
| 2 | The amount of time it takes for a lizard to turn into a bird ; love |
| 3 | Cos he was , he takes for a pee anyway |
| 4 | Frequently they are relevant and will be followed on appeal — but during the six months to a year it takes for an appeal to come to a hearing the minister could have changed , while the current appeals will have been lodged long before the words have been spoken . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 14 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well your home is insulated and draught proofed . |
| 17 | But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well insulated and draughtproofed your home is . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | What are the maximum covers the hotel can take for a banquet ? |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | Er … would you by any chance have a room I could take for the night ? |
| 22 | Generally the more information requested the longer it will take for the purchaser and its solicitors to review . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | How long will it take for the population to double , i.e. when do we have to feed twice as many people ? |
| 25 | Others besides the agency girl must have seen them leaving together ; she wondered how long it would take for the news to reach Pete . |
| 26 | And what a long time it took for a tradesman to recover what he was owed ! |
| 27 | And what I took for a womb , slowly flaking apart with age . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | David is concerned at the length of time he says it took for an ambulance to arrive . |