Example sentences of "it can take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present an elderly people 's home must be registered before it can take residents and be inspected regularly . |
| 2 | It can take factors in and out . |
| 3 | The housing is designed to handle all major makes of medium format camera , although other camera systems can be accommodated to special order , and it can take lenses from 40mm to 120mm macro . |
| 4 | If this happens , it can take generations before trust can once more be established in a family . |
| 5 | AS IT searches round , somewhat forlornly , for things it can take credit for , the Clinton administration might light on the changing fortunes of the Democratic governor of New Jersey . |
| 6 | But local people remained sceptical about the time it can take crews to reach emergencies . |
| 7 | It requires acting out the change in one 's own being and conduct so that it can take effect in the appropriate sphere . |
| 8 | It can take effect immediately , but it usually takes twenty minutes or so for the full effects to be felt . |
| 9 | If the bill and the reminder notice have been issued in accordance with the regulations and the charge is still outstanding , the magistrate must issue a liability order to the council so that it can take action against the defaulter . |
| 10 | ‘ It can take years to peel away the layers of the onion . |
| 11 | On land it can take years for two people to become close friends , yet at sea the years are telescoped into hours . |
| 12 | Unfortunately the problem of strike and restrike ( it can take seconds before the lamp will light again once it has been switched off ) still appears to be insurmountable . |
| 13 | Unfortunately on these occasions , all too often the prick of conscience , if it has operated at all , is instantly suppressed before it can take control , and it is this which appears to have become the normal response . |
| 14 | As long as Bromley 's alright it can take sort of eight minutes . |
| 15 | After Holland 's PR elections , it can take months even to form a government . |
| 16 | It can take months or years . |
| 17 | It can take months for the violence to subside , they take it out on themselves by punching the walls or scratching their wrists . |
| 18 | So it 's it appeals to the right brain that visual aspect it can take attention it can actually make the presenter move around when it switches attention what does that do for the audience then ? |
| 19 | It can take half-an-hour to buy a coffee and seats are often not available . |
| 20 | A tremendous amount of condensation remains after a building is completed and it can take weeks and weeks to dry out if left to itself . |
| 21 | It is n't complicated or expensive , but it can take time — so it 's worth getting it in hand early on . |
| 22 | It can take time to find exactly where the records one is searching for are kept . |
| 23 | These doctors are busy and it can take time to arrange examinations . |
| 24 | Flexible so that it can take account of changing family circumstances over time . |
| 25 | It is about extending decision-making to the level where it can take place most effectively and where it can be informed by local circumstances in the context of the policy and philosophy of the school . |
| 26 | Law facilitates commercial activity by providing structures within which it can take place . |
| 27 | This is for two reasons : first , these strategies largely ignore the political conditions of their implementation , and second , they fail to answer the question of whether such a ‘ regeneration ’ is possible and whether , if possible , it can take place under conditions which will be of benefit to socialist politics . |
| 28 | Although a company can not expect all staff offered transfers to other parts of the country to accept them , it can take steps to improve employees ' attitudes towards relocation . |