Example sentences of "take [pron] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may take them a little while , but it is important that you contact them to make a housing application and let them know of your needs . |
| 2 | ‘ I think it will take them a little while to catch up again . |
| 3 | We hope we will be able to take new proposals to Potter Street on the second of November if nothing else , we will certainly take them an honest indication of where we 've got to so far and what proposals will be taking place , and what we will be proposing erm for the future . |
| 4 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 5 | ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean . |
| 6 | And she would take ye a wee walk round the cemetery , and I can remember pinchin' rhododendrons comin' out the gate . ’ |
| 7 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 8 | Well Charlotte it 's not easy , it 's gon na take you a long time , but then so |
| 9 | It would take him a long time then would n't it ? |
| 10 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 11 | You could take her a small gift … ’ |
| 12 | It would take her a long while to learn to become one of them . |
| 13 | But well you know , it seems , that one such attempt has been ruined and rejected by the council , and it may take us a weary while to find a fair agreement and a council sobered enough and sensible enough to abide by it . |
| 14 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
| 15 | That 'll be one read , but we 'd have to read it to you and it 'll take us a long time ! |
| 16 | Erm that 's the plan of course it it will take us a long time to find something suitable . |
| 17 | Erm and it 'll take us a little bit of touch actually now the computer evaluated . |
| 18 | Well perhaps because they were more idealist and that now they 're becoming more realist but they 're still erm I mean they 're learning from their past mistakes and they 've seen that right so we have to have a moderate policy which is gon na take us a little bit further towards socialism . |
| 19 | There 's no panacea ; er it will take us a little while to get our programmes in place and to get them producing results . |