Example sentences of "it takes a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
2 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
3 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
4 | It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’ |
5 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
6 | It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds . |
7 | If the property does not sell at all , or if it takes a long time to sell , the local authority search result may become dated . |
8 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
9 | Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round . |
10 | ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep . |
11 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
12 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
13 | It takes a long time to get used to it . ’ |
14 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
15 | Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right . |
16 | ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true . |
17 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
18 | If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them ! |
19 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
20 | ‘ There are only one hundred mountain guides in the country at the moment , probably because it takes a long time to qualify and the standards are very high . |
21 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |
22 | He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind . |
23 | It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death . |
24 | There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ . |
25 | It takes a slippery road to make the Volvo wag its tail ; over-exuberance with the throttle otherwise does nothing more than make the inside rear wheel spin the power away . |
26 | For the whole unit is bolted to the back of the tractor and it takes a mere ½hr to change it — and no need for a limp back to the workshop ! |
27 | It takes a tremendous effort to stop , so : |
28 | But not all mosquitoes that breed in puddles or water pots are vectors of malaria , and it takes a competent entomologist to distinguish the dangerous from the harmless and to carry out this ‘ species sanitation ’ . |
29 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
30 | It takes a complete turn to replace the shell and prepare to fire , so you not only fail to shoot this turn but you can not shoot next turn either . |