Example sentences of "take a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It takes a tremendous effort to stop , so : |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | Goody points out that the written form of language releases us from the linear experiential mode : ‘ the fact that it takes a visual form means that one can escape from the problem of the succession of events in time , by backtracking , skipping , looking to see who-done-it before we know what it is they did . |
| 4 | That kind of package takes a wee while to put together . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Two car bombs in Karachi kill 72 and injure 250 ; the authorities blame ‘ saboteurs of foreign origin ’ ( in the presence of such disasters , it takes a certain frivolity to care whether those who perpetrated the act were natives or not ) . |
| 7 | Since it takes a certain time to reach its working temperature and cool down again , it would not be able to follow the changes satisfactorily . |
| 8 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
| 9 | Royal icing takes a little practice to spread evenly and pipe , but the results are well worth the effort . |
| 10 | A variation that we used to do , but which takes a little practice to get right , is to cut an elastic band , hold one end with your thumb or finger tip just below the implant , reach round the back with the other hand , stretch the elastic and , keeping it stretched , bring the end round and over the section under your thumb , grip it in the same way , pass round again and over the starting point . |
| 11 | The process takes a little time to grasp but very soon you will quickly put down on paper a series of " main points " . |
| 12 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
| 13 | Better start walking there now , takes a bleeding hour to get round there ! |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | Would you think it actually takes a hundred calls to make one appointment , but each sale is not gon na be worth a thousand pound though is it ? |
| 17 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
| 18 | So for example , as demand falls in-house production takes a greater share to protect employment for regular workers but at the expense of labour in smaller suppliers . |
| 19 | but you know , it takes a long while to get over it |
| 20 | No but that takes a long while to get round . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ? |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Nobody wants to lose and if nobody wants to lose it means it gets fiercer and it goes on for longer and it does takes a long time to resolve , if it ever is and often to the detriment of one person to the success of another . |
| 26 | ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep . |
| 27 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 28 | If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice . |
| 29 | Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round . |
| 30 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |