Sentence examples for take a while to gather from inspiring English sources

It may take a while to gather poor Jones up.

9.05am: Now I've heard it suggested that, like a old-fashioned Volvo on a cold winter's morning, World Cups can take a while to gather momentum - and that initial matches are often more tentative because no one wants to lose their first game (something suggested by Northy and birdistheword below the line and Thomas Keep in an email to me).

As a conductor, Nelson can be spacious, which means the evening takes a while to gather momentum, though the final scenes are unquestionably moving.

But it takes a while to gather velocity, spending lots of time along the way chronicling the author's spin into "a completely deviant and ridiculously expensive life in Manhattan," after the success of "Jarhead" (which was made into a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal).

Though the crime story takes a while to gather momentum, once Shardlake finds himself in real jeopardy it quickly picks up pace, all the way to a shocking climax that promises to mark a new chapter for Shardlake, and for England.

It takes a while to gather readership information, but we just got the download report for late 2008 and early 2009.

Many options have to be renewed because it takes a while to gather interest and money to make films.

"Will take a while to make up".

Friendship may take a while to build.

This may take a while to learn.

Take a while to observe different areas.