Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] more [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I used to be Harry Maxim , then I was me and Jenny , and now I just do n't know and it 'll take more than lemon tea and a pink silk handkerchief in my sleeve and reading Goethe over breakfast to tell me . |
2 | It would take more than pistols to counter a new challenge from the army . |
3 | But , says Alfred , it would take more than Hollywood stardom to lure him away from the Sussex cottage he shares with Jill and 12-year-old Rachel , his daughter from a previous relationship . |
4 | It will take more than December sleet and gales to daunt the crews chosen to take part in the 11-boat round the world British Steel Challenge . |
5 | It will take more than oil to make those wheels turn . |
6 | It will take more than Mr. Gaddafi 's guns and the IRA to undermine the spirit of the people of Belfast . |