Example sentences of "[conj] it takes [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Henning Albrechsten reckons that it takes three years for a telecottage to be able to function without subsidy . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 8 | Right it is a hundred miles from King 's Lynn to London , the train takes two hours to do the journey the train does not go at a constant speed , it speeds up sometimes and slows down at other times it also stops at stations on the way and on once of course as it , as it 's stopping it 's going more and more slowly and as it 's er moving off again it starts slowly and starts to go quickly but because it takes two hours in all the train goes a hundred miles in two hours we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 9 | Particularly if dissimilar investments with different time scales are in competition for funds , the NPV method has merit in the general case , because it takes these factors into account . |
| 10 | particularly if dissimilar investments with different time scales are in competition for funds , the NPV method has merit in the general case , because it takes these factors into account . |
| 11 | As it takes several years for the effects of changing the number of trainees to become obvious the failure to implement Achieving a Balance is only now becoming evident . |