Example sentences of "it could take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the crucial questions emerging for the CNAA during the 1970s was in fact the extent to which it could take initiatives as well as being responsive . |
| 2 | The fire was put out before it could take hold and before vital fingerprint evidence left by Gore , was destroyed . |
| 3 | It could take hours . |
| 4 | It could take hours . |
| 5 | Bigger groups are likely to find economic recovery patchy and it could take time for higher earnings and dividends to feed through to investors ; while the more volatile smaller businesses , having been hit harder on the way down could spring back faster , Hardman says . |
| 6 | The first Act to abolish Chantries , in 1545 , had lapsed before it could take effect . |
| 7 | Should an accident seriously damage one of the craft it could take years to gear up specialised production lines to build the larger replacement parts . |
| 8 | It could take years to find out . |
| 9 | ‘ It is pretty clear they have got the message from institutional shareholders , ’ but he warned that it could take years for Barclays to recover from the bad lending made in the late 1980s . |
| 10 | ‘ If the system has broken down it could take days for it to be sorted out . |
| 11 | We done everything what you 're supposed to do , Roger and he said it could take days and days for you to get it right ! |
| 12 | It could take months ! ’ |
| 13 | all over the place , it could take months to trace and it is possible we will never find all of it . |
| 14 | It could take account of recent attempts to enlarge the canon , particularly by the addition of poetry by women , and other marginalized groups . |
| 15 | They say the two men should stand trial in Scotland or the United States , though it is not clear how the West would react to Col Gaddafi 's suggestion , now apparently retracted , that it could take place in another Arab League country . |
| 16 | The wedding had to be postponed because she became ill , and before it could take place , the King dissolved Parliament and revoked its laws . |
| 17 | What factors ( people , events and ideas ) long before an event occurred ( " preconditions " ) were necessary before it could take place ? |
| 18 | I had no intention of going through the proper channels ; it could take weeks . |
| 19 | Russian authorities are expected to file a request for his extradition , but it could take weeks before Swedish authorities decide whether the hijackers will be sent home or face trial in Sweden . |