Example sentences of "[coord] it takes [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel : But 40 leading scientists do say that carbon dioxide is made in producing uranium and building the reactors , and power stations are not the main source of greenhouse gases anyway ; and nuclear programmes divert money from energy-saving programmes , and it takes six years to build a nuclear power station and you can save that amount of carbon dioxide in six months by saving energy . |
| 2 | If you go to , your master 's away cu say he 's gone to race meeting and it takes two day , they 're going to be up at , say Ascot , more likely he goes for the week . |
| 3 | The wax is on for about two minutes , and it takes two seconds to pull it off . |
| 4 | Fear is the key , and it takes many forms . |
| 5 | and wrap it up into a package and say you know if anything goes wrong and it takes four hours then you |
| 6 | A lot of my work includes routing grooves for 5/8in and 3/4in boards , and it takes some time achieving the right width of groove even with the appropriate cutter . |
| 7 | Experience of objects is mediated by the senses , and it takes some time before the child appreciates that objects are best understood not as functions of action and sensation , but as entities which have an existence that is independent of the child 's own actions and experiences . |
| 8 | I am aware , when I go on publicity tours , that the necessity to project yourself , to sell your product , all the time , moves you into the outward and trivial parts of your personality , and it takes some time to get back to being centred , and to finding who you are again within yourself . ’ |
| 9 | The colon is unused to the fibre and it takes some time to adjust . ’ |
| 10 | and it takes these batteries and everything and she says I 'll pick them up eleven cock , o'clock on Friday |
| 11 | The points of choice have to be put to other people and it takes patient consultation before everyone can agree about the management plan for a school in which social , academic , moral and community developments all have their place . |
| 12 | In a ground loop there are very high inertia forces on the fin and it takes expert knowledge to detect quite serious damage in these areas , particularly with T-tailed types . |
| 13 | All these mistakes are only too easy to make , and it takes constant effort to keep oneself up to the mark . |
| 14 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 15 | Bitez offers exciting day cruising , but it takes two weeks to acclimatise most people to the strong winds ! |
| 16 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 17 | There were 2 attacks early on , but it takes stronger stuff than this to beat Grimsby . |
| 18 | Any man can be unfaithful , but it takes special circumstances to write a letter like that . ’ |
| 19 | Probably most such birds possess more powerful navigational skills , such as those we shall discuss shortly for pigeons , but it takes special experiments to demonstrate the fact . |
| 20 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |