Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Video Speed It takes time to create the picture you see on screen . |
| 2 | Evans ' caution , however , is understandable , and until the effectiveness or otherwise of more elaborate organizations could be tested in a variety of settings it made sense to list more modest requirements for supportive bases to innovative and resource-based work . |
| 3 | In a pilot study it allows researchers to test out various lines of questioning , different ways of phrasing questions , gauge the tenor of likely replies , and so on . |
| 4 | When first setting up a fence it takes time to adjust the three wires at the tackle end so that they are under equal tension ( the far end having already been secured to a strong chain link , which in turn is fastened to its anchorage ) . |
| 5 | Despite the pleasure it gave Minton to walk into a friend 's house and find his own wallpaper , purchased without his friend knowing he had designed it , he did not take his interest in this area much further . |
| 6 | As the tool is n't linked to a compiler it allows developers to build applications across different language environments without adhering to specific compiler specifications . |
| 7 | But it 's given you a spreadsheet it takes ages to load it |
| 8 | Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place . |
| 9 | When a haemophiliac wants to become a butcher it makes sense to discourage him . |
| 10 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 11 | There is continuing speculation it wants Burmah to buy Calor Group , where it has 43 per cent . |
| 12 | ‘ My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 13 | My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 14 | When we arrived in Lima it took time to go through the formalities . |
| 15 | The Picture that had so nearly secured its hold faded from the refracting blankness in the instant it took Harry to realize what it was that Kingdom wanted from him . |
| 16 | ‘ No pressure , but now that I know about Francisco it makes sense to leave them as soon as I find something suitable . ’ |
| 17 | Of course it costs $700 to go . |
| 18 | The Electrophone did not diminish box office receipts — on the contrary it tempted subscribers to flock to the West End to see the ‘ real thing ’ . |
| 19 | In these difficult times it makes sense to look again at this post . |
| 20 | Now that we are facing demands to keep the most detailed records of children 's progress it makes sense to involve children in some of this work . |
| 21 | Asked whether , in this increasingly environment-conscious world it made sense to use expensive oak or metal caskets , Miss Vincent said . |
| 22 | Predators such as cats can handle only one duck at a time , so if you are a duck it makes sense to sleep in flocks . |
| 23 | If an illness has multiple causes it makes sense to attack it on several fronts at once . |
| 24 | Researchers should therefore give more attention to its negative effects on their conduct , especially in the way it requires researchers to make a number of pragmatic compromises which depart from the textbook portrayal of ideal research practice . |
| 25 | Either way it made sense to maintain some degree of detachment . |
| 26 | For the angler who only makes a few sorties a year it makes sense to buy hooks in smaller units like packets of ten . |
| 27 | According to the company it allows users to isolate hardware problems from software configuration problems , as well as providing system memory tests for locating malfunctioning memory chips . |
| 28 | The Hong Kong government fears the market may be thinking the same way : in late April it announced legislation to formalise the power of local banks to pay negative interest rates on Hong Kong dollar deposits ( just as Swiss banks did at one time when the Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money into the Swiss franc ) . |
| 29 | sure but again I mean if there was a market for this I am sure that to take that and splinter it off into a unit it costs money to get people that want to come into this business |
| 30 | Therefore , when a battery shows signs of diminishing power and range effectiveness it makes sense to replace it . |