Example sentences of "it takes a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it takes a very brilliant general , a Napoleon , to see the obvious . |
| 2 | This is hardly surprising as it takes a very buoyant personality indeed to cope with what appears to be constant rejection . |
| 3 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 4 | Er , what companies can do , or should seek to do , is of course , see if they can manage round those tensions as well , but it takes a very long time to do that . |
| 5 | It takes a very special person to dedicate so much of his life to helping others when he could have just milked the lecture circuit for his own gain . |
| 6 | It takes a very special person to be a referee . |
| 7 | It takes a very special sort of relationship to be able to withstand constant absences . ’ |