Example sentences of "[coord] it [verb] take [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In the years between 300 and 550 there was much work of codification and it began to take shape under Theodosius the Great in the Western Empire in 438 . |
2 | And it does take courage to do these things , as well as a belief that you are , of course , right . |
3 | His mind had been prepared for an impossible radiance and it had taken time to absorb a new set of signals . |
4 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
5 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
6 | There are over 7,200 drawings extant and it has taken Claudie Judrin ten years to complete the task . |
7 | Also , before the 1991 Budget , the tax benefit was simply not a big enough incentive , and it has taken time for companies to respond to the new , more generous tax environment . |
8 | The classing together of ‘ science and technology ’ has done enormous harm to our educational system , and it has taken place because of a confusion between using tools and techniques of various kinds , and understanding the theory that lies behind them . |
9 | But it had taken Duncan Bradford 's vision to persuade his agent that James was gifted enough to be worthy of the expense involved in letting him study medicine . |
10 | I mean I know we 're only playing here , but it does take effort and , practised effort becomes easier it does n't become hard work . |
11 | I am so sure of that now that I can ignore all the pressure to do something else but it does take strength . ’ |
12 | But it does take time , you ought not to hurry over it . |
13 | But it does take time , and I think , you know , this puts the , this gives the framework in which this can usually open the opportunities and the methodist women are not short of confidence , and I think that 's why I married an anglican , you see . |
14 | Subscribers may have noticed the scepticism with which we have tended to greet analysts ' forecasts for IBM Corp 's earnings , and invariably their forecasts have proved too optimistic — but it seems to take time for the true awfulness of the situation to sink in with them . |
15 | His package appealed primarily to upscale white suburbanites , but it has taken hold with other candidates and could be merged with Mr Clinton 's platform without either side losing face . |
16 | The hope that the BBC or ITV would move into this job as they would for Commonwealth or Olympic Games was never realistic but it has taken Sheffield a long time to come to terms with the fact . |
17 | But it has taken £69 million at the US box office since it opened at Christmas — all of which will delight Great Ormond Street Hospital , to which J M Barrie gave the rights of Peter Pan . |
18 | Not only is it not recoverable but it has taken place at the most profitable period in the product life , before the adverse effects of ageing have affected its sales and costs . |
19 | Not only is it not recoverable but it has taken place at the most profitable period in the product life , before the adverse effects of ageing have affected its sales and costs . |
20 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |