Example sentences of "it [vb mod] take three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it may take three months , so you are three months possibly on a ventilator . |
| 2 | But he did say that er it 'll take three weeks before he can get back to me about sending me to the Law |
| 3 | But he did say that , er , it 'll take three weeks before he could and send along . |
| 4 | Before 1 January 1926 it could take three forms : coparcenary , or tenancy in common , or joint tenancy . |
| 5 | THE United Nations dealt a new blow to the starving millions in Somalia last night by saying it could take three weeks to stop bandits raiding food supplies . |
| 6 | It could take three years or even more , depending on the exact nature of the change and , of course , the priority given to it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In 1986 it was decided that it would take three years to complete the job , twice as long as to construct a new building . |
| 9 | The Immigration and Absorption Minister Yair Tzaban met the marchers 25 km outside Ashkelon , when he said that it would take three years to provided permanent housing for the 20,000 recent Ethiopian immigrants [ see also pp. 38174-75 ] . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Anyone who bought Harvard 's own shares got effectively locked in , as it would take three months to sell out , on the matched bargain basis a fact not usually explained to the client at the time of sale . |
| 12 | If each employee works an average of 1,100 hours every year , taking sick leave and holidays into consideration , it will take three employees , costing some £100,000 between them , to perform this task alone . |
| 13 | The new components will be provided in Open Interface as additional libraries — Perez estimates it will take three months to package each new library into the environment . |
| 14 | Parsys does n't expect to have the SN9000 ready until ‘ late 1992 ’ — it will take three months or so to bed the new chip in when it does arrive . |