Example sentences of "it take a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The definition of a second has since officially been the time it takes a cesium atom to make 9,192,631,770 vibrations . |
| 2 | Most passengers do not realise their rights are limited — it takes a law graduate to understand the notice on the ticket . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes , it 's as if it takes a breathing space . ’ |
| 4 | Although it is frightening that so many people take Ecstasy to guarantee a ‘ good time ’ , what is more frightening is that it takes a Class A drug for them to feel they can lose their inhibitions . |
| 5 | In terms of cash flow , it takes a business man eight or nine years to get his money back on any machinery , for example , that he buys . |
| 6 | Bet it takes a lot cutting . |
| 7 | Jaguar plunged 46p to 685p as General Motors confirmed it is in talks that could result in it taking a minority stake . |
| 8 | But I think it was built maybe in er in the er nineteen eighty or early eight maybe nineteen ninety five or thereabout but it took a while while they got it erected . |
| 9 | And , curiously , it took a rugby league man , Graham Lowe , the New Zealander who has been an outstanding coach at home , in England and now in Sydney , to really pin-point the reason why the All Blacks did not retain the Webb Ellis Cup . |
| 10 | Wednesday 's Harkes missed two chances and it took a first-half strike from right-back Roland Nilsson to show the frontmen how to do it . |
| 11 | Kenny won nine full England International caps while he was a Palace player , with another eight for the Under 21 's and two for England B. He was our Player of the Year in both 1977 and 1979 , an ( l it took a record fee to take him to Arsenal in an exchange deal in 1980 , when he and Clive Allen were each valued at £1 million . |
| 12 | United had four cleared off the line … hit the bar twice but it took a hand ball and a penalty from Jim Magilton to get them back into the game … with ten minutes to go the Manor was celebrating an equaliser from Joey Beauchamp and surely they could see the second division side off … but after extra time it was still two all and now down to penalties … the crunch came when Chrissy Allen 's kick was saved … and Swansea 's Keith Walker scored to make it five four to the second division side on penalties … |