Example sentences of "it takes a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a year to organize this grand event and it says something for the racecourse when the only thing that went wrong yesterday was the weather . |
| 2 | It takes a day or two to harden before it can be worked . |
| 3 | It takes a day to dry the costumes , so that means two lots of clothes for everyone — wet and dry ! ’ |
| 4 | That 's how life is , though it takes a boy away from his home . |
| 5 | The definition of a second has since officially been the time it takes a cesium atom to make 9,192,631,770 vibrations . |
| 6 | At that point , I 'm thinking this is going to turn into a junior Tootsie — you know , it takes a man to be a real feminist . |
| 7 | Then when I told him that it takes a man to make a man , he hit me right across the face . |
| 8 | And it takes a man and a women to produce a child . |
| 9 | If the hon. Gentleman just thinks about what he is saying , he will realise that it takes a Government one or two years to bring the economy round . |
| 10 | Getting all this into the tank in the 20 minutes it takes a 50mm ( 2in ) diameter pipe to fill the tank can be physically arduous . |
| 11 | Sometimes , when new cars are launched , it takes a couple more years of development before problems are sorted out . |
| 12 | In a poor car , it takes a driver of great aggressivity and unbounded self-confidence to make such a car even moderately competitive . |
| 13 | It takes a Wittgenstein to pull us up with a jolt , by saying that this is like translating a chair — not the word ‘ chair ’ , but a chair — into French . |
| 14 | These more ambitious Vascons lost the use of their distinctive language , however , and turned eventually into Gas cons , the inhabitants of Gas cony , whom it takes a second or two these days to recognize as cousins of the Basques . |
| 15 | Through subsidies the state has established a vast ‘ social salary ’ to make life easier for workers and it takes a pride in the extensiveness of the welfare system that has developed from this . |
| 16 | It takes a degree of skill to ensure a hat remains in place at airports and the launch of ships . |
| 17 | It takes a while to get used to the looks of the new car , but it is clear that Lotus is seeking to advance sports car design rather than just repeat past successes . |
| 18 | Each board has slightly different turning characteristics so when trying a new board it takes a while to learn where to put the back foot . |
| 19 | You tend to find that you become accustomed to the timing on your local water and that when sailing in a different place it takes a while to learn the timing of a different wave pattern . |
| 20 | It takes a while for them to actually settle in , and they need quite a lot of support because we do work in teams and they 're quite well established teams with definite personalities . |
| 21 | Something here is not quite as it should be , and it takes a while to work out exactly what it is … |
| 22 | This is called ‘ image ’ back-up , and it takes a while . |
| 23 | White spirit is far better — it 's safe on all finishes and materials , metal and fabric , and , although it takes a while to dry , it leaves no deposits . |
| 24 | You know how it is ; when you lead a hectic , urban life it takes a while to get used to the change of pace — and by the time you do it 's time to go home again . |
| 25 | And although it takes a while to recover from such fear , for most of us at least , it does eventually subside . |
| 26 | Mary pointed out that it takes a while to become objective and to look at yourself without flinching . |
| 27 | Well it takes a while to explain , but I 'll try and do it quickly . |
| 28 | The other morning , earlier on in the week , the phone rings quarter too six , you know , it takes a while does n't it before you realise what it is ? |
| 29 | Actually it takes a while to get used to . |
| 30 | No look if I talk into it quite loud like this it cuts out and then it takes a while to come back on again okay is that alright ? |