Example sentences of "[conj] it take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 2 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
| 3 | Birdie Mac in the sweet shop told people that it took a great amount of faith these days to realise that God was fair-minded . |
| 4 | The Chinese also knew another archaic type of water-clock , a floating bowl with a hole in its base that was adjusted so that it took a specific time to sink . |
| 5 | How ironic , Antonietta 's mother remarked , that it took a young lady from a foreign country to educate them about one of their own artists ! |
| 6 | However , when there was a conflict it appears that both interpretations were considered , and that it took a considerable amount of time to resolve the conflict . |
| 7 | The major problem with the method is that it takes a great deal of time , attention and patience . |
| 8 | His lyrics are abysmal tosh , his singing voice so stunted , adenoidal and gumby that it takes a real effort of will to remember that this is n't a joke , that this man is actually worshipped as a rock god by literally millions of depressed , terminally adolescent would-be heroin addicts worldwide . |
| 9 | Goody points out that the written form of language releases us from the linear experiential mode : ‘ the fact that it takes a visual form means that one can escape from the problem of the succession of events in time , by backtracking , skipping , looking to see who-done-it before we know what it is they did . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 12 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 13 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 14 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 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 | If we make the more realistic assumption that it takes a finite period of time then we have to take into account the fact that replacement of the lower lithosphere by hot asthenosphere during extension will lead to heat being conducted laterally into unextended , and therefore unthinned , lithosphere , as well as vertically into the overlying upper lithosphere ( Fig. 4.17 ( C ) ) . |
| 17 | It 's also good-quality stuff , and it takes a good couple of minutes of comparing the grain on the outside and the inside of the guitar to make absolutely sure that the back and sides are n't actually solid . |
| 18 | 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 ’ . |
| 19 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
| 20 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 21 | Food photography is all about presentation and it takes a long time , which is why we have a new home economist on the team . |
| 22 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
| 23 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a celebration of the best of a woman when a designer makes a great dress , and it takes a certain intelligence to carry it off . |
| 25 | For the whole unit is bolted to the back of the tractor and it takes a mere ½hr to change it — and no need for a limp back to the workshop ! |
| 26 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 27 | Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . |
| 28 | And it takes a crummy gumshoe to get me out of trouble . ’ |
| 29 | Most good dealers are compulsive buyers , and it takes a sympathetic backer to control without stifling flair . |
| 30 | And it takes a full 3lbs of that grain to produce just 1lb of poultry . |