Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But it 's given you a spreadsheet it takes ages to load it |
| 7 | When a haemophiliac wants to become a butcher it makes sense to discourage him . |
| 8 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 9 | There is continuing speculation it wants Burmah to buy Calor Group , where it has 43 per cent . |
| 10 | ‘ My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 11 | My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Of course it costs $700 to go . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Asked whether , in this increasingly environment-conscious world it made sense to use expensive oak or metal caskets , Miss Vincent said . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Either way it made sense to maintain some degree of detachment . |
| 19 | For the angler who only makes a few sorties a year it makes sense to buy hooks in smaller units like packets of ten . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Therefore , when a battery shows signs of diminishing power and range effectiveness it makes sense to replace it . |
| 23 | In the time it took Nick to arrive Harriet forced herself to wash and change into a clean sweatshirt , though the most mundane of everyday actions seemed a huge effort . |
| 24 | I saw a school essay containing the word ‘ yrnetn ’ for wire netting ; and only the other day the Independent Magazine carried an advertisement for Philips Dictation Systems with the interesting sentence : ‘ In the time it took Dickens to write A Tale of Two Cities he could of told us a dozen more . ’ |
| 25 | Light goes maybe 30 metres in the time it takes sound to travel the 0.2mm thickness of the emulsion . |
| 26 | The only time it makes sense to talk of a distinctive Country party in Parliament , in the sense of a genuine coalition of dissident Whigs and Tories who were united in their opposition to the government , is for the years 1691 – 5 . |
| 27 | But in fact it enabled staff to come up with more appropriate answers to those problems , said Edwards . |
| 28 | If space is at a premium it makes sense to grow plants with more than one season of interest . |