Example sentences of "it [modal v] have taken a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 2 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 3 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 4 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 5 | It must have taken a full five seconds for him to crumple Des , but he needs another three to get moving , and by then I 'm at his side . |
| 6 | It would have taken a considerable amount of time for any Government taking over their shambolic performance to improve the quality of just about everything in the environment , as we have been doing . |
| 7 | It would have taken a blind man , or a very naive one , not to spot some connection between their style of play and the kinds of responsibilities and decisions they have to make in the outside world . |
| 8 | It would have taken a bold investor to put 40% of a stock portfolio in the Tokyo market in the mid-1980s , even though that was what Japan 's share of global stockmarket capitalisation had become . |
| 9 | Four years ago it would have taken a whole day to set up a run of car doors at the plant . |
| 10 | As there is little work in the shipyards , it would have taken a special appeal to have convinced them to down tools . |