Example sentences of "it takes a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a crusading type like the Admiral to find out what 's going on and retain the desire to do something about it . ’ |
| 2 | It 's also good-quality stuff , and it takes a good couple of minutes of comparing the grain on the outside and the inside of the guitar to make absolutely sure that the back and sides are n't actually solid . |
| 3 | It takes a good deal of suppleness to be able to get both your elbows onto the ground — you might only get your hands flat on the floor to begin with . |
| 4 | As Lord er the Lord Chief Justice said in a television programme Question Time er two nights ago it takes a good deal of experience before somebody 's qualified to be a judge and when you do become a judge you have a great deal to learn . |
| 5 | We feel it to be important to dedicate an appeal like this , as the house is more than just bricks and mortar ; it takes a central place in the history of Simon . |
| 6 | The IPC of the ABI has confirmed that , in principle , it takes a similar view in relation to a cash underwritten alternative . |
| 7 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 8 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 10 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 11 | It takes a long time for an explosion in the southern hemisphere to affect the north ; an eruption in the northern hemisphere has a much quicker impact on us . |
| 12 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 13 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 14 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 15 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 16 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 17 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 18 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 19 | It takes a tremendous amount of organisation . ’ |
| 20 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
| 21 | As Clower pointed out , it takes a strange contortion of language to characterize the 1930s as a period in which the basic problem was that of an excess demand for goods ! |
| 22 | It takes a great deal of prestidigitatory skill to poison someone before your very eyes so to speak . ’ |
| 23 | It takes a great deal of sensitivity to provide activities which stimulate the patient 's interest , without exhausting him or making him frustrated if he can not achieve what he wants or what you hope for . |
| 24 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 25 | It takes a great deal of time to embroider a sampler in silks or wools , but it is a much swifter process when using pressed flowers . |
| 26 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 27 | The major problem with the method is that it takes a great deal of time , attention and patience . |
| 28 | Inevitably it takes a great deal of time to go into these cases . |
| 29 | It takes a wide range of prey , and its prey assemblages are taxonomically diverse and have high equitability . |
| 30 | Although the orang-utan of Sumatra and Borneo is primarily a fruit-eater , it takes a wide variety of foods including leaves , young shoots , flowers , pith and bark and occasionally mineral-rich soil , insects and possibly small vertebrates and birds eggs . |