Example sentences of "it takes [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes four hydrogen nuclei to make one nucleus of helium , and each time this happens there is a slight release of energy and a slight loss of mass . |
| 2 | It takes four place settings and costs £299.90 ( building-in kit extra ) |
| 3 | Even if it takes four week they 're stopping there . |
| 4 | If you go to , your master 's away cu say he 's gone to race meeting and it takes two day , they 're going to be up at , say Ascot , more likely he goes for the week . |
| 5 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 6 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |
| 7 | Now you know Shallot 's golden rule : It takes one rogue to know another , and a real rogue to recognise an honest man . |
| 8 | Indeed , I always had a sneaking admiration for him and I think he liked me for , as you know , it takes one rogue to recognise another . |
| 9 | And therefore , it takes one element and er it it erm it it seeks to highlight that particular element . |
| 10 | The incentive to settle any claim exists insofar as it takes one file more off the solicitor 's desk and from the client 's point of view , gives him his damages ( or a proportion thereof ) sooner than would be the case if he requires to proceed to Proof . |
| 11 | It takes one calorie– of heat energy to raise one gram of water through one degree Celsius . |
| 12 | ( If you can only store yeses and noes it takes seven punch holes to record the number ninety-nine . ) |
| 13 | And the finding that it takes 400 msec to generate the electrical activity associated with the meaning of visually presented words suggests that this is one of the most complex activities our perceptual systems are asked to perform . |