Example sentences of "[adv] takes [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parsons seldom , if ever mentions the so- called black books , let alone takes any notice of what they , what they say . |
| 2 | On the Rio Negro in Amazonia it apparently takes 80 years to reach half the mature biomass , suggesting that a return to forest is possible . |
| 3 | Mr Topolski rightly takes great pride in his association with the Boat Race and regards the event as one of the major features of the sporting calendar . |
| 4 | As the hon. Gentleman obviously takes econometric models to bed with him , I wonder whether he would look at the implications of Liberal Democrat policy on one of the small industries to which his party is committed — the armed forces . |
| 5 | which only takes four wheelchairs and of course there 's the drivers of , of the minibus things that bring them . |
| 6 | Which only takes four wheelchairs and of course there 's the drivers of the minibus thing at . |
| 7 | Above The vulnerable beauty of Killary harbour : ‘ It only takes one fool to drop a barrel of chemicals , ’ Peter Mantle says , ‘ and we 're all wiped out . ’ |
| 8 | The main thing to realise with trailer driving is that it only takes one mistake to wreck the trailer and a nice glider , as well as possibly writing off a new car . |
| 9 | Cable should n't be run under a carpet unless it 's suitably protected — it only takes one stiletto heel to bring your network down ! |
| 10 | ‘ It only takes one fanatic , ’ Harriet Shakespeare said heavily . |
| 11 | It only takes one lapse and a match can undergo a total transformation — there must be no slip-ups , ’ adds McGrath . |
| 12 | There 's an old saying : ‘ It only takes one spark to start a fire . ’ |
| 13 | On the evidence of its showing , SAS/EIS is certainly the kind of tool that will empower decision makers with the ability to study their companies and markets in new ways , with only minimum recall to the services of in-house software engineers — ‘ even a CEO can use this because it only takes one finger , ’ claims Jim Goodnight , SAS chief executive officer . |
| 14 | But , it only takes one car ! |
| 15 | It only takes one media scare story ( Pill Deaths Quadruple ! ) or one neighbour being suddenly rushed to hospital , to make thousands of women think twice about using a particular form of contraception . |
| 16 | In this sense , the search at the higher level only takes small steps . |
| 17 | Simply peg out the design , wind on the warp thread and get weaving — it only takes five minutes . |
| 18 | I mean , if we take this as a game , as you rightly describe it , he only takes these people from th in the first place , to have hostages that he can use as bargaining chips later . |
| 19 | If one only takes educational institutions such as universities and colleges , let alone the world outside , the emancipatory impulse of the sixties and early seventies has been turned inside out . |
| 20 | Bearing in mind that it only takes 20 milligrams of this poi-son to kill a dog , and that a cat is equally susceptible , it is clear that here we have a serious threat to an incautious feline . |
| 21 | This perm only takes 23 minutes to process and the results actually last longer than conventional perms . |
| 22 | Through the desert with my family and through the perils of the desert and erm it took us about eight hours to go through the desert , which normally takes two hours , and it was very difficult . |
| 23 | The Commission normally takes two months to investigate charges , after which it could either instruct Britain to set its VAT rates in conformity with European legislation or proceed to put into effect the long awaited 7th Directive on fiscal matters . |
| 24 | He normally takes great care to keep us informed of the central part he plays in the worlds of affairs and ideas . |
| 25 | It normally takes six months from filling out a form to getting permission to emigrate . |
| 26 | It dries right quick , it just takes that chill off |
| 27 | anyway and everybody just takes one look at it and after everybody in the house has taken one look at it it gets thrown in the bin , if it lasts that long . |
| 28 | But he wo n't take anyone on full time for the simple fact that just takes one guy off the dole and and makes his life good . |
| 29 | And it in the Summer which I know it is n't the Summer , in the Summer we just take these well we will cos we have n't had any for the Summer we just takes these panes out and just open them like that in the Summer . |
| 30 | It generally takes six months to get a tribunal hearing and it 's FREE . |