Example sentences of "it takes a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a crusading type like the Admiral to find out what 's going on and retain the desire to do something about it . ’ |
| 2 | It takes a high-speed train one and a half miles to come to a stop from 125 miles an hour even if the driver brakes hard ! |
| 3 | Using the first few feet of Scylla is Puppet ( E1 5b , 5b ) before it takes a delicate traverse out right to climb an obvious groove . |
| 4 | It 's also good-quality stuff , and it takes a good couple of minutes of comparing the grain on the outside and the inside of the guitar to make absolutely sure that the back and sides are n't actually solid . |
| 5 | It takes a good deal of suppleness to be able to get both your elbows onto the ground — you might only get your hands flat on the floor to begin with . |
| 6 | As Lord er the Lord Chief Justice said in a television programme Question Time er two nights ago it takes a good deal of experience before somebody 's qualified to be a judge and when you do become a judge you have a great deal to learn . |
| 7 | We feel it to be important to dedicate an appeal like this , as the house is more than just bricks and mortar ; it takes a central place in the history of Simon . |
| 8 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
| 9 | While scepticism may be present in such societies , it takes a personal , non-cumulative form ; it does not lead to a deliberate rejection and reinterpretation of social dogma so much as to a semi-automatic readjustment of belief . |
| 10 | At around 50 threads per centimetre ( 127 per in ) , it takes a powerful magnifying glass to distinguish the equal warp and weft ; but look if you can , and it will give you a better appreciation of the quality of ripstop nylon . |
| 11 | IT TAKES a confident — and brave — man who claims that freefalling without a parachute is safe . |
| 12 | The IPC of the ABI has confirmed that , in principle , it takes a similar view in relation to a cash underwritten alternative . |
| 13 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 14 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
| 15 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 16 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 17 | It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds . |
| 18 | It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death . |
| 19 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |
| 20 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 21 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 22 | Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round . |
| 23 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 24 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 25 | It takes a long time for an explosion in the southern hemisphere to affect the north ; an eruption in the northern hemisphere has a much quicker impact on us . |
| 26 | He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind . |
| 27 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
| 28 | ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep . |
| 29 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 30 | ‘ There are only one hundred mountain guides in the country at the moment , probably because it takes a long time to qualify and the standards are very high . |