Example sentences of "[adj] it take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
| 2 | Did you find that so many it took a long time for change to take place |
| 3 | Although the company made a net profit of $10.5 million in 1987 it took a hard-line response over the strike : out of the 5000 who went out , 2000 workers were estimated to have been sacked . |
| 4 | The present exhibition differs in that it takes a thematic approach , organising the material around six key subjects which are further examined in a series of essays in the accompanying catalogue . |
| 5 | In 1990 it took a major step forward with The Guinness Encyclopedia — a family reference book for the nineties . |