Example sentences of "it takes [adv] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | There can be no doubt that it takes gruellingly hard work to reach the top echelon in aerobatics , and each member of the British Aerobatic Team '92 has more than adequately demonstrated their worth . |
2 | It takes around 45 minutes to make a blood donation and staff at AEA are invited to donate twice a year . |
3 | It takes only one missile to get through , and lives may be lost , not to mention the ship . |
4 | It takes only one leak to sink a ship , one gate to let in a Trojan horse . |
5 | It takes only 10 minutes to get to the shops in the wheelchair . |
6 | However , according to ICL , it takes only 10 seconds to reactivate the system . |
7 | Both can run the same software , and Telecom Eire , a new Alpha user , says it takes only 30 minutes to upgrade VAX to Alpha . |
8 | HP reckons it takes only 30 minutes to complete the swap and get the new system running . |
9 | Since the insect and the scorpion are 30 genetic units distant from one another , it takes only 30 generations to evolve from one to the other if you never take a wrong turning ; if , that is , you know exactly what genetic formula you are heading towards , and how to steer towards it . |
10 | No fewer than three railway stations offer a fast service to Paris ; and at night it takes only twenty minutes to drive from the town 's centre to the Etoile . |
11 | It takes honestly it takes so much willpower to grow your hair it really does . |
12 | Normally it takes about six days to arrange a visit , even if you cable both ways . |
13 | Yeah , it 's it 's it 's the build up to it as well , there 's a lot of excitement , I mean , most people it takes about six months to build up to the big day , and then finally it 's there and it all happens and , I think that makes it a lot , exciting for a lot of women . |
14 | It takes about 18 months to qualify for the short-term benefits like unemployment and sickness benefit . |
15 | It takes about two hours to watch it |
16 | As it takes about two years to convert an idea to law through our parliamentary system , new legislation is often implemented at a time when the circumstances which gave rise to the idea have substantially altered . |
17 | The nearest star , called Proxima Centauri , is found to be about four light-years away ( the light from it takes about four years to reach Earth ) , or about twenty-three million million miles . |
18 | It takes about five minutes to set it up before you retire to bed , and if you come back downstairs for something you have to cancel it and start all over again . |
19 | It takes about 2 hours to reach the top of the Hahnenkamm , but it 's worth it for the view . |
20 | It takes about 15 minutes to do this so you will have to be realistic about how frequently you could schedule it in . |
21 | It takes about three hours to make a basic card , but can take weeks to produce the more exotic patterns . |
22 | It takes about three days to get a call out and I remember DeFries did n't answer any of David 's calls because I think he knew what was going on . |
23 | I , I , I would suggest that it takes about three months to work out what your best arrangement of categories is going to be . |
24 | The Black & Decker Cordless Drill has hammer action , 10mm chuck capacity , its own charging unit ( it takes about 3 hours to recharge ) and weighs about 1.5kg . |
25 | ‘ We will give franchisees all the training in selling and fitting them — it takes about 30 minutes to install one — but we find many people are keen on DIY and would want to do their own . ’ |
26 | It takes about 20 minutes to adhere — time enough to correct mistakes . |
27 | It takes about 20 minutes to reach Jubilee Gardens after finishing . |
28 | It takes about 20 minutes to work and can give almost total pain relief . |
29 | Duck and Frog search for their friends and it takes quite some time to find them all . |
30 | Unfortunately however , these functions are poorly documented and it takes quite some time to discover how to use them . |