Example sentences of "[coord] it takes a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's also good-quality stuff , and it takes a good couple of minutes of comparing the grain on the outside and the inside of the guitar to make absolutely sure that the back and sides are n't actually solid . |
2 | 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 ’ . |
3 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
4 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
5 | Food photography is all about presentation and it takes a long time , which is why we have a new home economist on the team . |
6 | The people are generally friendly but shy and it takes a long time to gain their confidence to the point where they will teach a visiting scientist the secrets of their art . |
7 | It seems to me that you get these big moments in the life of the church , as you do in the life of any institution , historically speaking , and it takes a long time for you to discover what the effect of them is going to be . |
8 | ‘ 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 . |
9 | And it takes a terrible st struggle to get rid of it . |
10 | 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 ! |
11 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
12 | Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . |
13 | And it takes a crummy gumshoe to get me out of trouble . ’ |
14 | Most good dealers are compulsive buyers , and it takes a sympathetic backer to control without stifling flair . |
15 | And it takes a full 3lbs of that grain to produce just 1lb of poultry . |
16 | But , when you look at it in that context it becomes very much erm , part of your life , and it takes an awful lot to break that habit and there 's no help . |
17 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
18 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
19 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
20 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
21 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
22 | But it takes a different form , chiefly private transactions . |
23 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |