1.   A tree takes many years to mature.

2.   But it must be remembered that the process of evolving acceptable accounting standards has taken many years.

3.   But legal analysts caution that the judicial process could take years and that its outcome is difficult to predict.

4.   Critics and supporters alike acknowledge that it could take years to reach even a narrow agreement.

5.   Experts say it would take years of equally historic rainfall to get water supplies back to normal levels.

6.   I decided to take a year off to travel the world.

7.   I wanted to take a year off before college, but my mother put her foot down.

8.   It can take years of therapy to undo early childhood conditioning.

9.   It often takes years for immigrants to be accepted into the host community.