Example sentences of "takes a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [art] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’ |
| 6 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Also the fragility of the grammar — there are a number of features that are not covered by the grammar and it often takes a long time to reject the sentence . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It only takes a little imagination to turn the Cam pit into a nature reserve and if it was possible to lay out a few paths making nature trails etc. the future of the Great Pit that Rugby Cement Works are now engaged in could in years to come make an ideal game reserve and possible " marina " with a link to the river . |
| 11 | It takes a special book to warrant a £100 price-tag . |
| 12 | ‘ They say it takes a brave woman to love a Scorpio , ’ he said . |
| 13 | It takes a big man to allow a homeless person into his underpants , so I make no apology for returning to the otherwise distressing subject of Jonathan Lloyd 's nether garments . |
| 14 | Here , an individual or group takes a high-risk position to expose an injustice or inconsistency which produces a sense of moral outrage . |
| 15 | Is not it clear from those figures and from many others that it takes a Conservative Government to deliver the goods to NHS patients and that all the Opposition have to offer are promises which more often than not prove false ? |
| 16 | ‘ It takes a tough woman to control a Spanish man . ’ |