Example sentences of "[noun sg] only takes " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this sense , the search at the higher level only takes small steps . |
| 2 | However , with BBC BASIC you can turn to a particular character in a file an the tedium only takes a couple of seconds , so it 's well worth doing . |
| 3 | If these contracts require consent to assign or novate the purchaser may insist that completion only takes place once a specified number of consents have been given or , in particular , consents in relation to the most important contracts comprising a specified percentage of annual turnover . |
| 4 | Note , however , that if the slack only takes the form of paying out some of the monopoly rents as higher remuneration to factors of production , then there is no efficiency loss implied . |
| 5 | Answer machine only takes quarter of an hour |
| 6 | What is certain is that actual copulation only takes a matter of ten or fifteen seconds , though it may be repeated twenty or more times within twenty-four hours and one hundred times within three or four days . |
| 7 | The whole package only takes a couple of days to master , claims the company , and it will set you back £449 . |
| 8 | The whole process only takes a few minutes , although to the distraught owners it can seem like hours . |
| 9 | In the case of acid Tyrode 's the process only takes a matter of seconds , the zona swells and then thins and it is advisable to remove the embryos to warm M2 + BSA ( Table 5 ) before the zona is dissolved completely . |
| 10 | Yet Food Giant only takes around four per cent profit . |
| 11 | Plastic only takes up one-fifth of landfill space generally in western Europe , a figure that reduces to approximately 12 to 15 per cent when the waste is crushed . |
| 12 | Matrix sampling is also used , such that each student only takes a small part of the total battery of tests . |
| 13 | Furthermore , for Sp1 , we have shown that the kinase has a strong preference for DNA-bound substrate , due to the fact that efficient phosphorylation only takes place when the kinase and Sp1 are bound in cis on the same DNA molecule ( 4 , 11 ) . |
| 14 | Vasectomy is usually carried out under local anaesthetic , and the whole operation only takes about 10 minutes . |
| 15 | The effect is absolutely amazing and the whole thing only takes about 10 or 15 minutes from start to finish . |
| 16 | Always have a day 's rest between training ; growth only takes place after the muscles have fully recovered from the previous training session , generally after 48 hours . |
| 17 | It 's quick , too — making a cushion cover only takes an afternoon . |
| 18 | This perm only takes 23 minutes to process and the results actually last longer than conventional perms . |
| 19 | Well the the system only takes four |
| 20 | Ordinary psychology only takes the mind and its working at surface value . |
| 21 | The speed of separation — the solution only takes about 30 seconds to move through the outer tube — also prevents too much heating . |
| 22 | Even if your interest only takes you on regular tours of the local antique or junk shops , it will give you some stimulation . |