Example sentences of "it takes [adj] [noun] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes two sides to make war . |
| 2 | It takes two months to make one costume ; the machines are old and Russians do n't know how to work . |
| 3 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 4 | ‘ It takes all sorts to make a team . |
| 5 | It takes all sorts to make a clientele . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I suppose it takes all sorts to make a world . ’ |
| 7 | It takes three generations to make a gentleman , they say ; but the sons and daughters of impoverished immigrants into London in Victorian times were only one remove from their humble roots elsewhere — every reason , therefore , to collect around themselves the trappings of grandeur . |