Example sentences of "[conj] it takes [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 2 | Blood heat should be the highest temperature for a smooth glossy result , although it takes more time to melt . |
| 3 | In her foreword , Ruth Richardson , the Minister of Finance ( and not the most popular Kiwi politician ) , expresses it thus : ‘ The special advantages of accrual accounting are that it distinguishes between capital and current spending , and that it takes better account of the cost of current policies for future generations … |
| 4 | Alright , now if we look at the , the rural instead of the urban wage rate , right , up here alright , now let's just say that it takes that amount of time before this individual gets a job in the urban area , alright , now if we discount alright the erm , the rural , the urban wages right , that 's all this |
| 5 | I feel , however , that it takes insufficient account of the natural caution and pragmatism of the British people , which was admirably reflected in the negotiating approach of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the Cabinet . |
| 6 | Chris Hook claims that it takes expert knowledge and a great deal of patience to hack into a computer system . |
| 7 | ‘ It teaches you to be patient and determined , and reminds you that it takes hard work and practice when things are n't going right . ’ |
| 8 | Therefore we want to think ahead to future access to the information in the Journals , and the price is that it takes more time now . |
| 9 | We do not know how this activated state is subsequently maintained throughout the healing process , although the final overrun and pile-up suggest that it takes some time to switch off . |
| 10 | And the finding that it takes 400 msec to generate the electrical activity associated with the meaning of visually presented words suggests that this is one of the most complex activities our perceptual systems are asked to perform . |
| 11 | If you go to , your master 's away cu say he 's gone to race meeting and it takes two day , they 're going to be up at , say Ascot , more likely he goes for the week . |
| 12 | A lot of my work includes routing grooves for 5/8in and 3/4in boards , and it takes some time achieving the right width of groove even with the appropriate cutter . |
| 13 | Experience of objects is mediated by the senses , and it takes some time before the child appreciates that objects are best understood not as functions of action and sensation , but as entities which have an existence that is independent of the child 's own actions and experiences . |
| 14 | I am aware , when I go on publicity tours , that the necessity to project yourself , to sell your product , all the time , moves you into the outward and trivial parts of your personality , and it takes some time to get back to being centred , and to finding who you are again within yourself . ’ |
| 15 | The colon is unused to the fibre and it takes some time to adjust . ’ |
| 16 | The points of choice have to be put to other people and it takes patient consultation before everyone can agree about the management plan for a school in which social , academic , moral and community developments all have their place . |
| 17 | In a ground loop there are very high inertia forces on the fin and it takes expert knowledge to detect quite serious damage in these areas , particularly with T-tailed types . |
| 18 | All these mistakes are only too easy to make , and it takes constant effort to keep oneself up to the mark . |
| 19 | A junior conveyancer is equally obliged to his or her own client , and if it takes that member of the profession a little longer , or if they need to consult with senior colleagues before agreeing to a particular course of action , then so be it . |
| 20 | It still thinks that by interfering and pouring on more layers of bureaucracy and government it will achieve something that has eluded it for so long and will continue to elude it if it takes that path . |
| 21 | Even if it takes four week they 're stopping there . |
| 22 | He added : ‘ British Rail has put off its £0.75bn programme and even if it takes private money , the bigger the players the better . |
| 23 | The regent has said , even if it takes all day , we are not to appear at the royal palace or the Savoy until we have something more to tell him ! ’ |
| 24 | The best rock attempts to make society better , even if it takes gross self-laceration to get to that point … |
| 25 | He says , and it 'll cost you a fortune he says , cos it takes some time |
| 26 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 27 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 28 | There were 2 attacks early on , but it takes stronger stuff than this to beat Grimsby . |
| 29 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 30 | The incentive to settle any claim exists insofar as it takes one file more off the solicitor 's desk and from the client 's point of view , gives him his damages ( or a proportion thereof ) sooner than would be the case if he requires to proceed to Proof . |