Example sentences of "[conj] it takes [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain .
2 The advantage of the notional syllabus is that it takes the communicative facts of language into account from the beginning without losing sight of grammatical and situational factors .
3 Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level .
4 And it takes a full 3lbs of that grain to produce just 1lb of poultry .
5 cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book
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