Example sentences of "but it takes [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
2 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
3 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
4 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
5 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
6 | But it takes a different form , chiefly private transactions . |
7 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |
8 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |