Example sentences of "it take [adj] [noun] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This exercise is a refinement of the one carried out for the whole district in that it takes more account of local needs and provides additional information over and above the grades of staff required . |
| 2 | It takes some sort of public document for people to get you out of a rut . ‘ |
| 3 | Daytime sightings , prior to the late afternoon Mid-Day Scot were rare , and my notebooks indicate that it took four years of assiduous observation before I had ‘ spotted ’ 12 of the 13 locomotives built . |
| 4 | It took four years of hard work and fundraising . |
| 5 | It took many hours of structural trials to perfect the authentic shapes and colouring of the flowers in painted metal . |
| 6 | It took many days of calm slow work to reduce his expectation of galloping and consequently reduce his degree of pulling . |
| 7 | A wizened butler opened the door to Topaz , but it took five minutes of heated argument before she was allowed to step over the threshold of Stone Towers . |
| 8 | It took ten minutes of brisk walking to get my blood flowing again , my consciousness slowly returning from a journey beyond my body . |