Example sentences of "take [art] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A search will therefore take the minimum time shown in Fig. 7.2 . |
| 2 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 3 | The keyboard controls can take a little time to get used to — here 's a list of the main commands : |
| 4 | It may take a little time to adjust to anything , from strange surroundings to a new mattress . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 6 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 7 | It does take a little time to right a market that has got so badly out of step . ’ |
| 8 | If you are not , the sheets will take a long time to reassemble if they are accidentally dropped . |
| 9 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
| 10 | An old person who is bedbound may get pressure sores or ulcers in a very short time and these can take a long time to heal ( see page 78 ) . |
| 11 | The scars of Bosnia will take a long time to heal . |
| 12 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 13 | ‘ The scars will take a long time to heal . ’ |
| 14 | The English host was able to cross unhindered , although it would take a long time to do so in its entirety . |
| 15 | ‘ Does it take a long time to do ? ’ said Masklin . |
| 16 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
| 17 | Most of these solutions would take a long time to implement . |
| 18 | The letter expresses four concerns about the TGAT report : that the assessment proposals require an enormously elaborate and complex system ; that there will be heavy reliance on teachers ' judgements in addition to the nationally prescribed tests ; that the costs will be considerable ; and that the new system will take a long time to implement . |
| 19 | The trouble has been , however , that with the longer construction periods for nuclear stations and the further period before their cheaper running costs will allegedly show up , it can take a long time to see which way the scales really tip . |
| 20 | But it also makes everything quite difficult to fully understand as it can take a long time to see what is really being said . |
| 21 | Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature . |
| 22 | That will take a long time to go I think |
| 23 | The difficulty here is that this would take a long time to carry out , besides which , there is the problem of access . |
| 24 | However , he stressed that economic growth was still heavily dependent on continued flows of external assistance , since the programmes under way would take a long time to carry out . |
| 25 | ‘ This will take a long time to sink in , ’ said Breeze . |
| 26 | She helped me as much as she could , but I knew it would take a long time to reach Estella 's level . |
| 27 | The others will take a long time to recover . |
| 28 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 29 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , ‘ this is something that will take a long time to develop . |