Example sentences of "take a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a great deal of prestidigitatory skill to poison someone before your very eyes so to speak . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , all this takes a great deal of time and money . |
| 3 | Like the Prince , she takes a great deal of exercise , and frequently leaves the people who escort her on visits around the country struggling to keep up . |
| 4 | My parents kept a baby book about me until I was sixteen , and when I was three and a half they wrote : ‘ Takes a great interest in her clothes and chooses her own outfit each morning . |
| 5 | It takes a great deal of sensitivity to provide activities which stimulate the patient 's interest , without exhausting him or making him frustrated if he can not achieve what he wants or what you hope for . |
| 6 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 7 | Self-directed learning takes a great deal of planning by the teaching team , and teachers are reluctant to let go of the responsibility of being the main teaching resource . |
| 8 | Many teachers try to compile their own programmed texts , but it must be said that this takes a great deal of time to prepare . |
| 9 | Coping with hearing loss takes a great deal of energy . |
| 10 | It takes a great deal of time to embroider a sampler in silks or wools , but it is a much swifter process when using pressed flowers . |
| 11 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 12 | Their research resources clearly play a vital role , and the firm takes a great interest in the latest technical developments which can facilitate this department 's work . |
| 13 | The countryman takes a great interest in the weather : he has to because his living is bound up with it ; and he observes it as closely as a scientist watching a long and intricate experiment . |
| 14 | The major problem with the method is that it takes a great deal of time , attention and patience . |
| 15 | As ever , the hon. Gentleman takes a great interest in hon. Members this side of the House , but I suppose that from his point of view it is a receding problem . |
| 16 | The House knows that he takes a great personal interest in the training of young people , not only in his constituency but by virtue of his chairmanship of the Select Committee on Employment . |
| 17 | Inevitably it takes a great deal of time to go into these cases . |
| 18 | ‘ It is a mixed community and everyone takes a great pride in the village . |
| 19 | It usually takes a great deal longer than is originally planned and hence , to a lesser degree in most cases , a larger amount of resources . |
| 20 | Extracting fossils from the rock and removing the rock that partially hides the specimens takes a great deal of time and expertise . |
| 21 | This takes a great deal of effort because simply having the potential for a greater reproductive success in females does not necessarily mean that they actual have ha actually have greater reproductive success . |
| 22 | A given species or even genus tends to specialize in that at the same time in the same area , the same plant species is exploited , and this takes a great toll of water-dispersed seeds such as rubber . |
| 23 | DUCHESS ‘ A LOVELY LADY WHO TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE ’ |
| 24 | ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people , ’ said Miss George . |
| 25 | Debbie said : ‘ She is a lovely lady who takes a great interest in people . |
| 26 | This takes a great deal of time , as we then have to give the draft to them , and they type it out and have it duplicated for the classes . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , some 730 ‘ cables ’ had been transmitted over the line and so Field and his colleagues had proved that a transoceanic cable was not only feasible , but could also take a great deal of traffic . |
| 28 | It seems that it might take a great deal of commitment and determination to drag yourself out in the pouring rain or snow , until you think about how much you miss your husband when you can not even touch him for nearly two weeks . |
| 29 | It will certainly take a great deal of time . |
| 30 | Obviously , you need a heavy bomb to cast the distance , so you may as well use bolt-rig tactics that will take a great deal of sag out of that great length of line when you clip up to the rod . |