Example sentences of "it take [adj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes such a long time to use up a tin , you probably would n't realise . |
| 2 | The whole point about this absurd saga , however , is not so much the wonderfully comic detail but the fact that from start to finish it takes all the predictable twists and turns of your classic affair . |
| 3 | Maintenance is a drag : it takes all the fucking time ’ 8 |
| 4 | She goes back therefrequently , and whenever she returns she takes books to distribute in the villages — they are highly prized in Nigeria , where it takes half an average month 's salary to buy a hardback . |
| 5 | Or nearly nothing : where before you could book for lunch by telephone in a minute or two , this time it took half a dozen tries spread over a day and a bit , and I finally had to strike higher up . |