Example sentences of "and it take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | But not all mosquitoes that breed in puddles or water pots are vectors of malaria , and it takes a competent entomologist to distinguish the dangerous from the harmless and to carry out this ‘ species sanitation ’ . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
5 | Food photography is all about presentation and it takes a long time , which is why we have a new home economist on the team . |
6 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
7 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
8 | ‘ It 's a celebration of the best of a woman when a designer makes a great dress , and it takes a certain intelligence to carry it off . |
9 | For the whole unit is bolted to the back of the tractor and it takes a mere ½hr to change it — and no need for a limp back to the workshop ! |
10 | And it takes a crummy gumshoe to get me out of trouble . ’ |
11 | Most good dealers are compulsive buyers , and it takes a sympathetic backer to control without stifling flair . |
12 | And it takes a full 3lbs of that grain to produce just 1lb of poultry . |
13 | But , when you look at it in that context it becomes very much erm , part of your life , and it takes an awful lot to break that habit and there 's no help . |
14 | There 's no money in them and it takes the right machinery to cut them up . |
15 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
16 | Jenna slept badly , waking with a throbbing pain in her head , and it took a great effort to swing both her feet from the bed and sit on the edge . |
17 | And it took a great deal of effort to set up , a lot of work already done . |
18 | And it took a long while for the letters to get there but he knew while he was on the boat that his wife was pregnant and er when he got here , she 'd it 'd been aborted . |
19 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |
20 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
21 | Portadown however remained dangerous and it took a superb block from Michael Smyth to deny Cunningham after brilliant work from Martin Russell on the left . |
22 | The only unqualified crossover success in recent years has been Cher , and it took a minor miracle for her to get there . |
23 | His dark brown gaze locked on to her own wide open blue eyes , and it took an enormous effort for her to look away from him . |