Example sentences of "it takes an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , when you look at it in that context it becomes very much erm , part of your life , and it takes an awful lot to break that habit and there 's no help . |
| 2 | That er when you get these these er er reputations or whatever it is , it takes an awful lot of living down . |
| 3 | It takes an awful lot of the different kind of practical experience . |
| 4 | It takes an initial order of objects and applies random changes to the order , viz sub-order reversals and sub-order translations ( 13 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ If a rusty water pipe bursts it takes an enormous amount of time to find the money to carry out the repairs . |
| 6 | ‘ It takes an enlightened boss to realise that standard textbook career progression is not always right for certain people , ’ says Kate Hargreaves . |
| 7 | Also , it takes an austere mind not to believe that the scope and limits of individual human action are an absolutely central theoretical crux for the social sciences . |