Example sentences of "it [modal v] take [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's also worth noting that if leather corals are disturbed , especially by introducing them into an unfamiliar aquarium , the polyps will retract and it may take several days for them to reopen . |
| 2 | In this way it is possible to re-start the routine that was enjoyed previously , although it may take some days of patience to break the new habit . |
| 3 | It 'll take 8 days to reach Western Australia and another two days from there to Sydney . |
| 4 | Fire chief Hugo Ernst said it could take four days to retrieve all the bodies . |
| 5 | I said , that 's alright , but when you find out what wanted to er to do , he said it 'd take two days . |
| 6 | Because otherwise you would n't be able to it 'd take three days to clear so that 's the best way to do it . |
| 7 | Aunt Sarah was right in saying that it would take five days to reach Liverpool , since the barge could go no faster than the horse which pulled it . |
| 8 | He estimated it would take three days a week for nine months or so , but it turned out to be very much a full time job . |
| 9 | It will take 2 days to cut down all 80 trunks and clear away the wood . |
| 10 | 77 rafts will take to the water at Hay on Wye early tomorrow morning and it will take 3 days to complete the 100 mile journey through Hereford , Ross and Monmouth to Chepstow . |
| 11 | It can take 3 days to disappear and is followed by complete peeling . |
| 12 | It can take several days of fine weather to dry out . |