Example sentences of "but it take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new system continues the services provided by its predecessor , but it takes advantage of the latest developments in technology to provide a high quality service in the most cost-effective way . |
| 2 | But it takes shape as it is woven . |
| 3 | It is a difficult wood to glue , but it takes stain and polishes to an excellent finish when filled . |
| 4 | But it takes bottle to bury your feelings and accept defeat , no matter what the competition . |
| 5 | This ‘ three hits ’ principle applies across the board in communication , but it takes effort . |
| 6 | But it takes practice and constant use . |
| 7 | Being assertive is possible , but it takes practice . |
| 8 | The kind of limitations imposed by restrictions of full-time caring are not normal to someone in midlife but it takes courage to change the pattern once the need to be restricted has passed . |
| 9 | But it takes nerve to make the first step . |
| 10 | But it takes time , time , time . |
| 11 | But it takes time . ’ |
| 12 | Satellite surveillance is all very well , but it takes time to get information back and in that time a naval force can have moved a fair distance . |
| 13 | Sure , they 're more upfront , but it takes time to actually understand what 's being said . |
| 14 | All good things , but it takes time away from you . |
| 15 | To locals who criticise this effort to attract low-paid jobs , Dulce Maria Sauri , the state governor , says : ‘ I 'd like a car plant , that 's the dream of every governor , but it takes time . |
| 16 | And obviously that you can do , but it takes time , it 's quicker just to walk into a travel agent and pick up a cheap bargain . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're gradually eliminating people from the inquiry but it takes time . |
| 18 | Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time . |
| 19 | Installing a new water system is not a difficult job , but it takes time . |
| 20 | But it takes time . |
| 21 | Er but it takes time to recover from the er the the shock and the experience and the unnerving . |
| 22 | But it takes time . |
| 23 | so that 's something else to look at , but it takes time |
| 24 | But it took time to develop interest . |
| 25 | He visited prisons in France , Holland , Austria , Prussia , Denmark , Sweden and Russia — but it took time to establish his authority and certainly his relationships with administrators and staff were often initially imbued with deep suspicion or outright opposition . |
| 26 | In Indochina , France became embroiled in one of the most complex of the post-war colonial conflicts , but it took time to accept that the days of European colonial rule were numbered . |
| 27 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 28 | If Preston kept his eyes shut and his mind on something else , they occasionally achieved simultaneous orgasm , but it took energy , it took stamina . |