Example sentences of "take a [adj] moments [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 2 | It only takes a few moments to apply for Accident Cashguard 's important cover . |
| 3 | Sentue takes a few moments to reply . |
| 4 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
| 5 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 6 | Miss Honey took a few moments to let this curious statement sink in . |
| 7 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 8 | She flushed with guilt when Beth took a few moments to reply . |