Example sentences of "[adj] it [vb mod] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Clearly at a basic level if you just gave someone a board and lake to practise on , apart from being dangerous it would take many months of frustration for them to work out what to do .
2 Since form and function are related to living things , when the information in an illustration is incorrect it can take more work in the long run to get the thing to look right .
3 No doubt the threat of national paralysis seemed much worse than it was : after all it would take many weeks for the full effects of a national strike to have an impact .
4 Since the average stride is approximately two feet per step and there are 5,280 feet in one mile then it will take 2,640 steps to cover one mile .
5 Before 1 January 1926 it could take three forms : coparcenary , or tenancy in common , or joint tenancy .
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