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Tintincutesy Posted 15 years ago
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Can you say this one?

"An analysis can take up into several dozens of minutes."

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"An analysis can take up into several minutes"

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Hi, take - require, last take up - also suggests wasting time eg I'm late, because that phone call took up an hour. " Talk about hours rather than minutes. eg half an hour, an hour, two hours or "An analysis can take up into several minutes" Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, take - require, last take up - also suggests wasting time eg I'm late, because that phone call took up an hour.
  • " Talk about hours rather than minutes.
  • eg half an hour, an hour, two hours or "An analysis can take up into several minutes" Clive
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Hi,
take - require, last

take up - also suggests wasting time
eg I'm late, because that phone call took up an hour.

"An analysis can take up into several dozens of minutes." Talk about hours rather than minutes.
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can you say:

An analysis require several dozen minutes

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An analysis require several minutes
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Hi,
can you say:

An analysis requires several dozen minutes As I tried to explain, this is a very awkward and unnatural phrase.


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An analysis requires several minutes
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