what it takes

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.

Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

It is something which takes side in the child's breast with the reasonable governor and the laws which he or she administers.

He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.

If any one has lost his temper, as well as his money, he takes good care not to show it; to do so here would be indeed bad form.

We always lay our notes on the table, and he takes them, looks them over, and calls out what he'll have played.