Example sentences of "this takes a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , all this takes a great deal of time and money . |
| 2 | Many teachers try to compile their own programmed texts , but it must be said that this takes a great deal of time to prepare . |
| 3 | This takes a great deal of effort because simply having the potential for a greater reproductive success in females does not necessarily mean that they actual have ha actually have greater reproductive success . |
| 4 | This takes a great deal of time , as we then have to give the draft to them , and they type it out and have it duplicated for the classes . |
| 5 | A given species or even genus tends to specialize in that at the same time in the same area , the same plant species is exploited , and this takes a great toll of water-dispersed seeds such as rubber . |
| 6 | This takes a similar form to the Arch of Peace and is set off by the extended , arcaded arms that drift along the edge of the square . |
| 7 | This takes a long time and is reflected in the price of the product . |
| 8 | Hyperactive children may ‘ grow out of it ’ in time , but this takes a long time and their behaviour tends to get worse before it gets better . |
| 9 | In order to gain reasonable competence by the simple approach , the robot has to record more than 1000 entries in the set R. This takes a long time . |
| 10 | But this takes a long time and a lot of convincing . |
| 11 | This takes a little adjustment , but it is not difficult . |
| 12 | This takes a disjointed groove system to the right of the centre of the crag . |
| 13 | This takes a full litre of water — enough for one-and-a-half hours of constant steam ironing without going back to the tap . |
| 14 | Wood will , however , eventually become waterlogged and sink though , like seasoning , this takes a considerable time . |