Example sentences of "it [verb] a [adj] effort [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It represents a concerted effort to preserve her black heritage . |
| 2 | It takes a tremendous effort to stop , so : |
| 3 | It represented a conscious effort to offset colonial influences and to promote a national culture which would reflect the new nation . |
| 4 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
| 5 | Jenna slept badly , waking with a throbbing pain in her head , and it took a great effort to swing both her feet from the bed and sit on the edge . |
| 6 | It took a conscious effort to resist the urge to close my eyes , while I signalled to the traffic behind and made an emergency stop . |
| 7 | It took a considerable effort to rip her eyes away . |
| 8 | It took a fierce effort to get her back on her mental feet . |
| 9 | Where it differs , is in that it makes a serious effort to put the bits back together again ! |