Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] it takes " in BNC.

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1 More often it takes the plural form , indicating partition of the property between co-heiresses , like Agnes Chaplayne and Beatrix Salesbury at Gayhurst , Bucks .
2 Often enough it takes the same form as with Beerbohm : the affectation of an anachronistic ignorance about what life in North America is like .
3 Well normally it takes at least two days
4 P.S. Please keep the sachet , as a reminder of how little it takes to save a child 's life .
5 Those were the words of Emperor Franz Joseph on St. Wolfgang , which just goes to show how much it takes to get an Emperor really excited .
6 There is really no way of knowing how long it takes to develop an actor who has already gained a lot from work in university .
7 ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’
8 How long it takes to complete the whole block of letters is measured .
9 Your donations mean we 'll always be there , no matter what the circumstances , or how long it takes .
10 Get someone to do the same walk at the same time , see how long it takes … ’
11 You know roughly how long it takes you to dress yourself ; you know what time the children arrive home from school .
12 Premiere of a new dance piece that will take a playful look at how long it takes to be serious , silly , thoughtful , beautiful and , above all , in time while dancing .
13 You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty .
14 But when you begin fishing , if it is a swim you have never fished before with a swimfeeder , it is essential that you find out how long it takes to empty so that you can set up a rhythm of casting and feeding .
15 But just how long it takes for the heat to flow out will depend on how well your home is insulated and draught proofed .
16 No matter how long it takes , communication should n't be through a third person unless it 's absolutely necessary .
17 Now break it up as it is cut along the dotted lines and the object is to see how long it takes for it to be reassembled .
18 How long it takes to reach the size , and the actual attainable size of this fish are things fishkeepers will be investigating .
19 How long it takes to reach the size , and the actual attainable size of this fish are things we will only find out with time .
20 Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen .
21 And no matter how long it takes , we will understand each other — all without making the mother feel stupid . ’
22 By applying such a low EM field to a cell in order to excite it and then observing how long it takes to discharge , it is possible to determine when a cell has become transformed from a normal state to a cancerous condition .
23 The ‘ now ’ here instead corresponds to the ‘ now ’ on & alpha Centauri in 4.5 years ' time , because that is how long it takes light to get from here to there .
24 If you have a tank that always seems to be disease prone , or the fish die , often for no apparent reason , I would suggest that any decoration that is in or going in your tank be checked and double checked no matter how long it takes and how safe it is said to be .
25 Someone is sure to ask you how long it takes to knit a jumper , but do n't tell them the exact number of hours and minutes , or they will expect their jumper by tomorrow !
26 It 's obvious News is dead and NewsPrint is going the same way , though how long it takes remains to be seen .
27 Its own experience indicates how long it takes to build a robust usable operating system .
28 The graph below shows how long it takes for the present value of £1,000 per year to reach £15,000 .
29 A pilot-induced phugoid — shoving the stick to 10 kts over the cruise speed and seeing how long it takes to stabilise in pitch — resulted in one swoop and a small dive before VS returned to level flight .
30 Yet when asked how long it takes each week to prepare and construct the next sequence , Dr Postlethwait is accustomed to laugh heartily ( as he did when I asked him ) and reply , " Oh , about fifty hours . "
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