1.   I expect the whole procedure to take the better part of a morning.

2.   The procedure takes five minutes and only causes slight discomfort.

3.   The doctor assured me that the whole procedure would only take a few minutes.

4.   The procedure will take two hours.

5.   The whole procedure takes less than five minutes.

6.   In addition, the procedure usually takes longer and an endoscope of a greater diameter is used when biliary stenting is performed.

7.   The procedure took between two and six hours, less in the later cases.

8.   A senior Japanese official said the WTO dispute procedure would take about a year.

9.   But the government tape showed the procedure could take an hour or longer, depending on the speed of the Internet link.