Example sentences of "it take [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 … |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Atari says it takes legal action against as many pirates as it can find , and has two big prosecutions pending at the moment . |
| 4 | Writing an Introduction As we have said , it takes much practice to be able to write essays well . |
| 5 | It takes much cranking of the engine with the starter motor to get going again — although the time it takes to fire up does vary . |
| 6 | As Booker Noe Jr , the master distiller at Jim Beam , puts it : ‘ It takes good Bourbon at least four years to get to know the inside of the barrel . ’ |
| 7 | It takes little knowledge of history to appreciate that relatively few of the battles recorded in history have had a decisive effect upon the future of those involved . |
| 8 | While the Dutch government is actively planning to reduce the number of hospital beds , particularly those for long-stay patients , it takes little notice of the reality of mental health care in The Netherlands , cherishing various misconceptions regarding institutionalism and community care . |
| 9 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |
| 10 | It takes one calorie– of heat energy to raise one gram of water through one degree Celsius . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ If you start with a new house and new furniture it is usually about five years before anybody can get asthma in that house : it takes that time for the mite dung deposits to build up . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | It takes perverse joy in getting hard at the wrong time , causing its owner no end of embarrassment and inconvenience . |
| 15 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
| 16 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 17 | It takes great concentration on their part , and for weeks ahead their Teacher Phyl Bailey carefully guides them through rehearsals . |
| 18 | This exercise is a refinement of the one carried out for the whole district in that it takes more account of local needs and provides additional information over and above the grades of staff required . |
| 19 | Now tt if you look at it this way , le let's suppose that the Communist Party was successful in its military campaign and it , it takes military control of south China , which it was beginning to then , and did up to nineteen forty eight |
| 20 | It takes some sort of public document for people to get you out of a rut . ‘ |
| 21 | It takes some time for a breach of contract claim to reach a trial . |
| 22 | Besides which , it takes some time for a new general to adapt to his command , and time was something we did not have . ’ |
| 23 | It took much will-power for the man to drag himself away , presently , on one of Dunbar 's best horses , but consoled and heartened by receiving the best kiss , on parting , that had yet come from Mariot Randolph . |
| 24 | It took tremendous courage for Roebuck to fight back from his crippling injury , but there is a further chapter to the story . |
| 25 | It took radical change in teaching method , requiring greater use of an organized collection of resource materials , to point up the need for a greater degree of professionalism and for larger and more ambitious organizations . |
| 26 | but even , it took all day to er , to get a |
| 27 | But at times last season I felt it took second place from a few other clubs . ’ |
| 28 | Had the Conservatives won the election by a whisker , which at one time seemed likely , they would probably have plumped for a Labour Speaker ( on the grounds that it took one vote off the Opposition ) . |
| 29 | It took that length of time for The Times to reach Carewscourt from London , where it was posted every morning . |
| 30 | It took violent protest by the commoners , Parliamentary Commissions and repeated royal intervention before a compromise was reached in the decree of 1693 which fixed substantial areas for grazing free from intrusion by land-hungry magnates . |