Example sentences of "may take a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But not all badgers instantly discover a taste for peanuts : it may take a few visits on your behalf before they catch on that these small pellets are good to eat . |
| 2 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 3 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 4 | Though osmone may take a few days , if not weeks , to work , and not everyone can detect the smell , its action is gentle but effective , claims Dr Todd . |
| 5 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |
| 6 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 7 | This may take a few iterations to achieve a good balance , but should eventually make the zero crossings correspond to more or less zero field . |