Example sentences of "would take a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it would take a pretty exceptional executioner to come up with a vegetable on the spur of the moment . |
| 2 | It would take a very long time to implement and would be very costly . |
| 3 | The problem was not evading capture — it would take a very alert human even to see a nome running at full speed , let alone catch one — but simply avoiding being trodden on by accident . |
| 4 | It would take a very determined and practical mind to say ‘ No ’ or even ‘ How much ? ’ |
| 5 | Again , it would take a very stubborn inductivist to put his hand in a fire many times before concluding that fire burns . |
| 6 | The information is , indeed , available but it would take a very canny investor to calculate all the possible effects on his return . |