Example sentences of "it take [adj] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It takes all your colour , ’ she began hesitantly , ‘ and I know I hardly look as though I would know which colour went with what , or what suited whom … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ No ! ’ she squeaked , thinking that , far from it taking all his charm , her willingness could be achieved with only a minimum of persuasion . |
| 3 | When they crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset and saw cultivated fields stretching down towards a small village in the distance it took all her will-power not to beg that they stop there for the night . |
| 4 | She watched him nervously and then he casually stretched up and removed his damp shirt so that it took all her powers , her resolutions , to appear composed in sight of his taut , powerful torso . |
| 5 | It took all her determination to stand her ground until finally he brushed past her . |
| 6 | The images his words had triggered were running riot in her brain , and it took all her strength to blot them out . |
| 7 | It took all her strength to reach out for the receiver and raise it stiffly to her ear . |
| 8 | She thought that she knew who the lucky man might be , and it took all her strength of mind not to betray the dreadful emotions which merely thinking of him aroused in her . |
| 9 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 10 | It took all his willpower and concentration to banish the sound of it , and fix heart and soul on the celebration of the Mass . |
| 11 | Even so , it took all his self-control not to lose his temper with Madge Grimsilk , for Therese , in the dark sapphire Rosa Ponselle gown , studded all over with flashing blue stones and with the huge peacock train spreading out behind her , was outstanding , so outstanding that the rest of the cast , pleased with their own designs but quick to recognize a ‘ star ’ outfit , burst into a little patter of applause . |
| 12 | And he says it took all his strength to make the journey from church to job centre . |
| 13 | It took all his time to wash and shave . |
| 14 | It took all my strength and nerve to control the final inch of its closing . |
| 15 | Do you know that it took all my self-control not to throttle that dim-witted boy ? ’ |