Example sentences of "[modal v] take more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 2 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 3 | The young man put two half crowns and two pennies on the counter , saying as he did so , ‘ We 'll take more than the sweets away with us tonight . |
| 4 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 5 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'd take more than a few facts to convince Dudley Ford that he 's mistaken ! |
| 7 | There could be a need to check forensic evidence , for example , or to prevent a suspect absconding , or to travel to a far-away police station where the investigation was being conducted , and any of these could take more than a day . |
| 8 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 9 | Thinking it had taken the old baggage long enough to show some concern , and it would take more than a few mumbled words to alter things . |
| 10 | Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover . |
| 11 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 12 | It would take more than a sharp tongue to cut down Alexander Vass . |
| 13 | Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage . |
| 14 | ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously . |
| 15 | ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig . |
| 16 | It will take more than a few scandal-mongers to sink him . |
| 17 | It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through . |
| 18 | It will take more than a bloody hurricane to stop me . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ The BNP contends that it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The BNP contends it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |
| 22 | Ferguson now sports a tuft of facial hair around his lips and chin , permitted him by the Tannadice tablets of stone , but it will take more than a beard to signify maturity . |
| 23 | It will take more than the prospect of weight savings to prompt them to abandon this safe method . |
| 24 | Fullback Jim Staples received a helping hand , but it will take more than the magic sponge to get the Irish side back on its feet . |
| 25 | It will take more than the ratification of the treaty to restore Britain 's European credentials . |
| 26 | It will take more than the three weeks to reveal the confusion that abounds , but we shall do our best . |
| 27 | It could well be that it will take more than the measures that the Government have introduced to strip the glamour from smoking , notwithstanding the 115,000 smoking-related deaths per year in Britain alone . |
| 28 | TOO MUCH SUPPLY , TOO LITTLE DEMAND It will take more than an upturn to cheer the developers up — there will be little for them to do until tenants move into the large areas of commercial space that have yet to be let |