Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [that] it take " in BNC.

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1 Mum says that it took her hours to look up all the verses .
2 Chris Hook claims that it takes expert knowledge and a great deal of patience to hack into a computer system .
3 Henning Albrechsten reckons that it takes three years for a telecottage to be able to function without subsidy .
4 The imperfect monitoring of actions means that it takes time for types to self-screen , so they can enjoy a temporary reputation while this is going on .
5 Both the phosphorylation of receptors and their absence means that it takes more of the drug to obtain the same effect .
6 Any mother knows that it takes more than one adult to cope properly with even a single child .
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