1.   Believe it or not, making great bread takes a lot of thought and subtlety.

2.   Climbing with a full backpack takes a lot of energy.

3.   Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of courage.

4.   He took a lot of persuading to come out of retirement .

5.   He took a lot of persuading to come out of retirement it was hard to persuade him.

6.   He took a lot of ribbing from other members of the crew.

7.   I Decided to take a lot of the fruit, and to put it to dry in the sun for a time.

8.   I had to take a lot of oddments as well, like the Marble.

9.   I took a lot of pride in it.