Example sentences of "[adv] it takes [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | By comparing similar projects and their slopes along the graph , one learns how long it takes the organization to transform an idea into a business reality . |
2 | Perhaps it takes an artist 's eye as well ; the cultivation of a quiet receptivity to the essence of a person beaming out like light from the chinks in the defences we all construct to protect ourselves . |
3 | Obviously it takes a lot longer to do . |
4 | Yeah , so it takes a bit longer |
5 | They put it on a a solvent or a fat in layers and let the oil seep through , and so it takes a lot longer and is more difficult to get . |
6 | It was strange because there were only two of them , and normally it takes a lot more than that to make me feel outnumbered . |
7 | It is sometimes quite incredible the kind of information people expect the reception desk to supply , but generally it takes the form of questions about train , bus and taxi services , which means up-to-date timetables and the telephone numbers of the local taxi services must be to hand . |
8 | Now it takes a matter of seconds . ’ |
9 | Well it takes a while to explain , but I 'll try and do it quickly . |
10 | And er sometimes it takes a bit of courage to walk over to the tap when everybody 's saying there 'll be no water , and for you to turn that tap on . |
11 | Sometimes it takes a bit of a while to . |
12 | No look if I talk into it quite loud like this it cuts out and then it takes a while to come back on again okay is that alright ? |
13 | One thing that ethologists would like to know about this courtship is why it takes the form that it does . |
14 | Actually it takes a while to get used to . |