Example sentences of "it take a [adj] effort " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a tremendous effort to stop , so : |
| 2 | His lyrics are abysmal tosh , his singing voice so stunted , adenoidal and gumby that it takes a real effort of will to remember that this is n't a joke , that this man is actually worshipped as a rock god by literally millions of depressed , terminally adolescent would-be heroin addicts worldwide . |
| 3 | Do n't ask me how I kept going for so long , but it took a superhuman effort . |
| 4 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
| 5 | It took a major effort on her part not to narrow the gap between them still further , but she managed to stay immobile . |
| 6 | Jenna slept badly , waking with a throbbing pain in her head , and it took a great effort to swing both her feet from the bed and sit on the edge . |
| 7 | It took a conscious effort to resist the urge to close my eyes , while I signalled to the traffic behind and made an emergency stop . |
| 8 | It took a considerable effort to rip her eyes away . |
| 9 | It took a fierce effort to get her back on her mental feet . |