Example sentences of "it takes [adj] year [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
2 | It takes many years for a human child to master the process of reading , even though they already possess established linguistic and cognitive subsystems . |
3 | It takes ten years for eels to reach maturity and return to their spawning grounds . |
4 | As it takes several years for the effects of changing the number of trainees to become obvious the failure to implement Achieving a Balance is only now becoming evident . |
5 | Henning Albrechsten reckons that it takes three years for a telecottage to be able to function without subsidy . |
6 | After ploughing and reseeding , it takes some years for the soil to recover its stable structure , and the grass roots to develop their full strength . |
7 | It takes some years for the populace to realize that couples need not conceive so many children merely to ensure the survival of two or three . |