Example sentences of "it take [adj] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , here , you see , it takes all the running you can do , to keep in the same place . |
| 2 | She did n't need to turn round to know he was standing there , and it took all the will-power she possessed to finish the task she was working on , knowing he was just a few feet away . |
| 3 | She felt the puff of his breath on her ear , and it took all the determination she possessed not to turn round . |
| 4 | Cornflower-blue eyes bored into her own and it took all the willpower she possessed not to look away . |
| 5 | It took all the courage he had to thrust his head and shoulders into the mouth of that entrance , but he closed his eyes and twisted and turned and after a time tumbled out into a great stone chamber , lit with a soft light of its own that dimmed the glitter of his shining key . |