Example sentences of "it take an [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 That er when you get these these er er reputations or whatever it is , it takes an awful lot of living down .
2 It takes an awful lot of the different kind of practical experience .
3 It takes an initial order of objects and applies random changes to the order , viz sub-order reversals and sub-order translations ( 13 ) .
4 ‘ If a rusty water pipe bursts it takes an enormous amount of time to find the money to carry out the repairs .
5 It took an amazing amount of effort .
6 It took an awful lot of my powers as Chairman of Academic Review and Resources Committee to steer that course through because it did mean a lot of resource implications that were n't obvious at the beginning .
7 His dark brown gaze locked on to her own wide open blue eyes , and it took an enormous effort for her to look away from him .
8 It took an enormous amount of television coverage to produce only a small change in the public agenda ( Table 7.2 ) .
9 It took an enormous amount of discussion to persuade me that we had enough intrinsic skills to mount a successful oil operation , but those closer to the competition and the marketplace knew better than I their own relative abilities .
10 It took an active part in the National Charter Campaign of 1931 and in the Bermondsey Unity Congress of 1934 .
11 It was in front of 72,000 people in the Stadium , half a billion people around the world and so it took an incredible amount of getting hold of myself to do it .
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