Example sentences of "take [pron] a minute [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I wake up , I know summat 's up when I open my eyes and see it 's all bright , but it takes me a minute to remember where I am . |
| 2 | It takes him a minute to realize what it is . |
| 3 | The voice at the other end was plainly over-excited and it took him a minute to disentangle what he was being told . |
| 4 | Two more of the nave lights had been switched on but the church was still dim compared with the harsh glare of the arc lights trained on the scene and it took him a minute to locate Father Barnes , a dark shape at the end of the first row of chairs under the pulpit . |
| 5 | It took her a minute to unlock the car and then she sat shaking behind the wheel , waiting until her hands were steady enough to switch on the ignition . |