Example sentences of "[noun] it take [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 2 | In China it took many years for the railway to broach the capital . |
| 3 | In the event it took six courses of treatment to eradicate the cancer , and by the time of the 1980 Grand National he was in no condition to take part . |
| 4 | Although symptoms can be controlled in most patients it takes several weeks for maximal effect and prolonged relief requires higher radiation dose regimes . |
| 5 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 6 | With the conventional weighing system it took some time for the information about packet weights to get to the point where decisions could be made to adjust either the oven or the wrapping machine . |
| 7 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |
| 8 | But this time it took fewer repeats before the horse calmed and stopped . |