Example sentences of "it [vb -s] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It involves taking sperm from men and mixing it with their partner 's eggs which are replaced in the Fallopian tube in the GIFT technique — Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer . |
| 2 | We need to be aware that this approach has a strong emotional appeal and that using it involves taking responsibility and guiding these emotions , once engaged . |
| 3 | Two thirds of the 74,000 households it covers take part in its green box scheme . |
| 4 | In that case , it has to take responsibility for allocating all foreign exchange to the users by administrative methods . |
| 5 | It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated . |
| 6 | Dieting without exercise also forces the body to manage on less oxygen , and it reduces its oxygen intake even further when it has to take energy , not from food , but from the body itself . |
| 7 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 8 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 9 | There are over 7,200 drawings extant and it has taken Claudie Judrin ten years to complete the task . |
| 10 | It has taken Gary Pallister a long time to fulfil the promise that tempted Alex Ferguson to part with £2.3m but in America the Manchester United centre-half delivered a powerful case for elevation to first choice . |
| 11 | The point is that it has taken players like Wallace and Hardenberger to contradict the cliches about the limitations of the instrument and to prove how flexible it really is . |
| 12 | But it has taken £69 million at the US box office since it opened at Christmas — all of which will delight Great Ormond Street Hospital , to which J M Barrie gave the rights of Peter Pan . |
| 13 | It expects lower extraordinary spending this year , since it has taken charges for job cuts as well as depreciation already . |
| 14 | It expects lower extraordinary spending this year , since it has taken charges for job cuts as well as depreciation already . |
| 15 | Tragically this forecast has come true — although it has taken managers 18 months to realise it . |
| 16 | His package appealed primarily to upscale white suburbanites , but it has taken hold with other candidates and could be merged with Mr Clinton 's platform without either side losing face . |
| 17 | The hope that the BBC or ITV would move into this job as they would for Commonwealth or Olympic Games was never realistic but it has taken Sheffield a long time to come to terms with the fact . |
| 18 | It has taken Fraud Squad officers months just to obtain clearance from the Egyptian authorities for an evidence-gathering trip . |
| 19 | Very little debate about how to manage it has taken place . |
| 20 | The classing together of ‘ science and technology ’ has done enormous harm to our educational system , and it has taken place because of a confusion between using tools and techniques of various kinds , and understanding the theory that lies behind them . |
| 21 | Planning authorities have formidable powers over unlawful development once it has taken place . |
| 22 | You will be told that it has taken place every 13 July since 1375 , and perhaps it has . |
| 23 | Not only is it not recoverable but it has taken place at the most profitable period in the product life , before the adverse effects of ageing have affected its sales and costs . |
| 24 | Not only is it not recoverable but it has taken place at the most profitable period in the product life , before the adverse effects of ageing have affected its sales and costs . |
| 25 | Those in whom it has taken place are turned from being opponents of civilization into being its vehicles . |
| 26 | ( 3 ) The merger has taken place within the last six months ( unless it has taken place in secret ) . |
| 27 | The importance of acceptance is that once it has taken place , the buyer can no longer reject the goods , claim that the seller has failed to perform the contract , and refuse to pay the price . |
| 28 | It has taken Warren Ogden nearly 30 years to compile the information on these machines which began in the mid 1950s . |
| 29 | It has taken Andrew Murray a long time to do it . |
| 30 | Also , before the 1991 Budget , the tax benefit was simply not a big enough incentive , and it has taken time for companies to respond to the new , more generous tax environment . |