31.   Yet it took our century on some terrific rides.

32.   Yet even in Western cultures where these notions of rights first developed, the progress of freedom took centuries.

33.   However, experts say it may take centuries for some species of slow-growing coral to recover fully from such accidents.

34.   However, experts say it may take centuries for the six species of slow-growing coral to recover fully.

35.   It took a century to make clear he was also a genius.

36.   The Flower brothers each took a century off Pakistan two years ago to set up the only victory Zimbabwe has achieved in six years of test cricket.

37.   The process of unifying the north and south is thought to have taken centuries, much of it still concealed in legends and half-truths from later records.

38.   The water table could take centuries to recharge.

39.   To build a nation it takes centuries, to destroy it, it takes only a day or two.

40.   We forget that the rich countries took centuries to achieve the high standards of living they now enjoy.