Example sentences of "it take [adj] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes little knowledge of history to appreciate that relatively few of the battles recorded in history have had a decisive effect upon the future of those involved . |
| 2 | It takes one calorie– of heat energy to raise one gram of water through one degree Celsius . |
| 3 | Alright , now if we look at the , the rural instead of the urban wage rate , right , up here alright , now let's just say that it takes that amount of time before this individual gets a job in the urban area , alright , now if we discount alright the erm , the rural , the urban wages right , that 's all this |
| 4 | Now tt if you look at it this way , le let's suppose that the Communist Party was successful in its military campaign and it , it takes military control of south China , which it was beginning to then , and did up to nineteen forty eight |
| 5 | To get legal authorization to open a newspaper kiosk or a small store , it takes 43 days of paperwork and costs $590 in fees and lost work time . |
| 6 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 7 | ‘ And it took four years of trials before they did , ’ McGeechan grins . |
| 8 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 9 | It took many months of research on the part of Vanessa Forbes to track down the 21 of Marjorie Worgan 's original class members ( some now grannies ) who managed to attend the surprise lunch she organised for Marjorie 's 80th birthday . |
| 10 | In the event it took six courses of treatment to eradicate the cancer , and by the time of the 1980 Grand National he was in no condition to take part . |
| 11 | It took five months of telephone calls , letters and faxes to Dr Neil Sontag , before a replacement set arrived , only to find that they were the same , unusable version . |
| 12 | It took two members of staff about ten minutes of tugging to remove the anemone , by which time it had become ragged and contracted . |
| 13 | It took that length of time for The Times to reach Carewscourt from London , where it was posted every morning . |
| 14 | It took ten years of experiments in the Soviet Union to find the definitive evidence and so confirm Vesman 's resonance theory . |
| 15 | It took three pints of home brew , each , before we stopped scratching . |
| 16 | It took 19 litres of paint and cellulose for the coachwork , which matched the original perfectly . |
| 17 | Although she was astute enough to understand this on a logical basis , it took several sessions of counselling and therapy to convince Myra 's subconscious mind that she was in no way to blame and that she had behaved naturally and in total innocence . |
| 18 | It took 30 minutes of argument , a great deal of soothing of apparently hurt professional pride , and not a little money to persuade Chela that it was time to call it a night , alone . |
| 19 | It took 30 rolls of wallpaper and I knew it would have to last . ’ |