Example sentences of "[pers pn] takes a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it .
2 but you know , it takes a long while to get over it
3 It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’
4 But it takes a long time to regain trust .
5 It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds .
6 If the property does not sell at all , or if it takes a long time to sell , the local authority search result may become dated .
7 The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments .
8 Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round .
9 ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep .
10 The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want .
11 These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command .
12 It takes a long time to get used to it . ’
13 Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone .
14 Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right .
15 ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true .
16 The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art .
17 If you want decent trees it takes a long time to grow them !
18 Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you .
19 ‘ There are only one hundred mountain guides in the country at the moment , probably because it takes a long time to qualify and the standards are very high .
20 It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly .
21 He added : ‘ If anyone has been through a traumatic experience , it takes a long time to unwind .
22 It takes a long time to warm up , a very long time , but then I sleep as though practising for death .
23 There 's a saying in Scotland ‘ It takes a long spuin to sup wi' a Fifer ’ .
24 It takes a slippery road to make the Volvo wag its tail ; over-exuberance with the throttle otherwise does nothing more than make the inside rear wheel spin the power away .
25 For the whole unit is bolted to the back of the tractor and it takes a mere ½hr to change it — and no need for a limp back to the workshop !
26 It takes a tremendous effort to stop , so :
27 But not all mosquitoes that breed in puddles or water pots are vectors of malaria , and it takes a competent entomologist to distinguish the dangerous from the harmless and to carry out this ‘ species sanitation ’ .
28 But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way .
29 It takes a complete turn to replace the shell and prepare to fire , so you not only fail to shoot this turn but you can not shoot next turn either .
30 ‘ It 's a celebration of the best of a woman when a designer makes a great dress , and it takes a certain intelligence to carry it off .
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