Example sentences of "take [art] [adj] [noun] to get " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variation that we used to do , but which takes a little practice to get right , is to cut an elastic band , hold one end with your thumb or finger tip just below the implant , reach round the back with the other hand , stretch the elastic and , keeping it stretched , bring the end round and over the section under your thumb , grip it in the same way , pass round again and over the starting point . |
| 2 | Better start walking there now , takes a bleeding hour to get round there ! |
| 3 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
| 4 | No but that takes a long while to get round . |
| 5 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 7 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 8 | It takes a long time to get used to it . ’ |
| 9 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 10 | Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right . |
| 11 | ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true . |
| 12 | Cos I took Nicky in to see her first because our Nicky 's one of those that erm takes a long time to get to know anybody ? |
| 13 | ‘ Our stables are just a few miles away at Bognor and it only takes a short time to get him there . |
| 14 | And it takes a crummy gumshoe to get me out of trouble . ’ |
| 15 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
| 16 | Carole would take the first opportunity to get her on her own and have a word with her in private . |
| 17 | The keyboard controls can take a little time to get used to — here 's a list of the main commands : |
| 18 | It will take a little practice to get right , but a tie made properly and firmly in this way will ‘ feel ’ right , and it will at once be clear how and why this method does a job that other methods and materials do not do . |
| 19 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 20 | But the message that bad behaviour no longer brings rewards will take a long time to get through because of its history of being occasionally ( i.e. intermittently ) reinforced . |
| 21 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
| 22 | Now there 's two important things , first thing is your notes will take a long time to get up there maybe up to three months . |
| 23 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 24 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 25 | It did take a few minutes to get used to the cutting action of steadying the saw on it shoe , starting the motor , then gradually starting the cut by pivoting down with the blade , but it was a knack soon acquired . |
| 26 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 27 | More like a bulletproof tank , someone else said ; it would take an anti-tank missile to get at him . |
| 28 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 29 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 30 | Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ? |