Example sentences of "it take great [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It takes great patience to build up a new technological business .
2 But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact .
3 It takes great discipline and hours and hours of practice to perfect just one kata and many beginners soon lose interest .
4 It takes great concentration on their part , and for weeks ahead their Teacher Phyl Bailey carefully guides them through rehearsals .
5 Even so , it took great nerve and daring to ride that wind for such a distance and it is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the balloon pioneers , yet it will be seen that those men and women who followed Sadler into the skies display , in their own way , no less daring than he .
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